Ekspress-AM 22 / SESAT 2

 

Ekspress-AM [GDK]

The Ekspress-AM 22 ia a communication satellite for russian domestic communication services. The lifetime of the spacecraft has been increased to 12 years. While the spacecraft itself is built by russian RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz), the communication payloads are built by Alcatel.

12 Ku-band transponders (referred to as SESAT 2) are leased to Eutelsat by the RSCC.

  

Nation: Russia
Type / Application: Communication
Operator: RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz)
Contractors: NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM) (Bus), Alcatel (Payload)
Equipment: 24 Ku-band (103,5 W) transponders
Configuration: MSS-2500-GSO
Propulsion: 8 SPT-100 Stationary Plasma Thrusters
Lifetime: 12 years
Mass: 2542 kg (#11)
Orbit: GEO

 

Satellite Date LS   Launcher Remarks:
Ekspress-AM 22 (SESAT 2) 28.12.2003 TB LC-200/39 Proton-K Blok-DM-2M

 

  

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Source: Intersputnik Website

Last update: 27.09.2009
Contact: gunter.krebs@skyrocket.de
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