Express AM22

Spacecraft n°:

Russia spacecraft n°:

Also called SESAT 2

Launch data:

Prime contractor	RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz) spacecraft Alcatel (communication payload)
Operator	Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik)/EUTELSAT
Configuration	MSS-2500-GSO
Mass at launch	2600 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion	8 SPT-100 Stationary Plasma Thrusters
DC power	6000 W
Design lifetime	12 yrs - still active

With a highly flexible configuration of fixed and steerable beams, SESAT 2 provides high-power Ku-band capacity over Europe, Africa, the Middle East and central Asia.
SESAT 2 can deliver telecommunications, broadband and broadcasting services via 12 Ku-band transponders.
The satellite has a total of 24 transponders, 12 of which are referred to as SESAT 2, and are leased to Eutelsat by the RSCC (Russian Satellite Communications Company). The remaining 12 transponders, with domestic coverage of the Russian Federation, are commercialised by the RSCC under the name EXPRESS AM22.

Ref.: #3(SD378,379), #7, #14, #226 - update: 02.11.10