The Express-AM3 satellite was brought into use at 140°E on August 29, 2005.

Intended for the coverage of Siberia, the Far East and Asia, Express-AM3 has 16 C-band zone-beam transponders and 12 Ku-band ones part of which can be connected to a high-power steerable beam. Both fixed and steerable beams can be used independently on the up- or downlink.

The fixed zone beams with uniform power cover most of European Russia, the whole territory from the Urals to the Far East, Mongolia, China and Japan.

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The high-power spot beam can be steered to cover specific markets in South-East Asia across the entire visibility area of the satellite.

The Express-AM3 telecommunications and broadcasting satellite was ordered by RSCC and built by NPO PM in cooperation with Alcatel Espace under the 2002-2005 Satellite Fleet Renewal Project. This satellite is intended for multiservice networks (digital video and audio broadcasting, voice services, videoconferencing, data transmission, access to the internet) and for VSAT networks.