Ekspress-AM22

Ekspress-AM22
NamesЭкспресс-АМ22
SESAT-2
Eutelsat SESAT-2
Ekspress-AM22
Express-AM22
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorRSCC / Eutelsat Communications
COSPAR ID2003-060A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.28134
Websiteeng.rscc.ru
Mission duration12 years (planned)
15 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftEkspress-AM22
Spacecraft typeKAUR
BusMSS-2500-GSO[1]
ManufacturerNPO PM (bus)
Alcatel Space (payload)
Launch mass2,600 kg (5,700 lb)
Dry mass590 kg (1,300 lb) [2]
Power6 kW
Start of mission
Launch date28 December 2003, 23:00:00 UTC[3]
RocketProton-K / DM-2M
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 200/39
ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service9 March 2004
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
DeactivatedJanuary 2019
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[4]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude53° East (2004–2015)
80° East (2015–2019)
Transponders
Band24 Ku-band
Coverage areaEurope, Russia, Siberia, Asia

Ekspress-AM22 (Russian: Экспресс-АМ22, meaning Express-AM22) is a Russian communications satellite. It belongs to the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) based in Moscow, Russia.[5]

  1. ^ "Ekspress-AM 22 / SESAT-2". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference IMS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference LaunchLog was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "SESAT-2 (EXPRESS-AM22)". N2YO.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Express-AM22 satellite (launched on 29 December 2003, entered operation on 9 March 2004)". Archived from the original on 8 December 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2021.