Ekspress-AM [GDK]
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 |
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| 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: | |
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| 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
© Gunter Dirk Krebs