Status
Success
Ekspress-AM22
Launch Time
Sun Dec 28, 2003 23:00 UTC
Sun Dec 28, 2003 23:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Ekspress-AM22
The Ekspress-AM 22 ia a communications 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, in France.
12 Ku-band transponders (referred to as SESAT 2) are leased to Eutelsat by the RSCC.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,542.0 kg
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
Site 200/39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2003
62nd orbital launch attempt
Proton-K
297th mission
5th mission of 2003
262nd successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission