28134 - EXPRESS-AM22 (SESAT 2)

Express AM-22 is a Russian geostationary communications satellite that was launched by a Proton-K rocket from Baikonur at 23:00 UT on 28 December 2003. The 2.6 tonne, 6 kW satellite provides television, internet and data transmissions to Russia and bordering countries through its 24 Ku-band transponders, after parking over 53 degrees E longitude.

Alternate Names

SESAT 2

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2003-12-28
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan
Mass: 590.0 kg
Nominal Power: 6000.0 W