33595 - EXPRESS-AM44

The Express AM-44 satellite, built by Reshetnev, is stationed at 11 degrees W longitude in geosynchronous orbit where it serves Russia as well as other countries in Europe, Asia and Africa. The satellite carries 16 Ku-band, 10 C-band and one L-band transponder. The 2532 kg satellite provides digital television and radio broadcasting, data networking, videoconferencing and internet services. Express AM44 was launched 11 February 2009 at 00:03 UT from Baikonur on a Proton M rocket with a Breeze M upper stage.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2009-02-11
Launch Vehicle: Proton-M
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan