LAUNCH MISSION
KhSC Proton-K/DM-2M Ekspress AM-22
Status
Success
DATE
28 DEC 2003
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Launch Pad
200/39 (200L)
Description
Ekspress AM22 (Russian: Экспресс АМ22, meaning Express AM22) is a communications satellite. It belongs to the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) based in Moscow
Proton-K/DM-2M
Rocket Description
The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.