| Names | Экспресс-АМ22 SESAT-2 Eutelsat SESAT-2 Ekspress-AM22 Express-AM22 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | RSCC / Eutelsat Communications |
| COSPAR ID | 2003-060A |
| SATCAT no. | 28134 |
| Website | eng |
| Mission duration | 12 years (planned) 15 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Ekspress-AM22 |
| Spacecraft type | KAUR |
| Bus | MSS-2500-GSO[1] |
| Manufacturer | NPO PM (bus) Alcatel Space (payload) |
| Launch mass | 2,600 kg (5,700 lb) |
| Dry mass | 590 kg (1,300 lb) [2] |
| Power | 6 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 December 2003, 23:00:00 UTC[3] |
| Rocket | Proton-K / DM-2M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | 9 March 2004 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | January 2019 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[4] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 53° East (2004–2015) 80° East (2015–2019) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 24 Ku-band |
| Coverage area | Europe, 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]
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- ^ "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.