Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Express AM22 (Sesat 2) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Russia/Multinational |
Operator/Owner |
Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik)/EUTELSAT |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
53.04 |
Perigee (km) |
35781 |
Apogee (km) |
35790 |
Eccentricity |
0.000106747636725931 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.06 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2600 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
6000 |
Date of Launch |
28-12-2003 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
NPO-PM/Alcatel |
Country of Contractor |
Russia/France |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton K |
COSPAR Number |
2003-060A |
NORAD Number |
28134 |
Comments |
12 of the 24 transponders are referred to as SESAT-2 (EUTELSAT); 26 C-band, 4 Ku-band. |