Express-AM22 at 53° East

Express-AM22 is a Russian geostationary communications satellite operated by RSCC (Russian Satellite Communications Company). Launched in June 2003 aboard a Proton-K/DM-2 rocket, operated by ILS, from Baikonur, it is based on the Ekspress-1000 satellite bus built by ISS Reshetnev with payload contributions from Alcatel Space.

Positioned at 53° E, Express-AM22 provided C- and Ku-band capacity for television broadcasting, data, and telecommunications services across Russia, Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Africa, with a design life of about 12 years.