Elderly Russian telecommunication satellite Express AM22 is already parked at the new orbital position at 80 ° E. I moved here after his service to his original home position assumed Express AM6 satellites.
Express AM22 is currently undergoing technical tests to check the status přeparkování via satellite at 80 ° E, as well as coverage of the new position. The commercial launch of 80 ° E is scheduled for August 5, 2015.
Express AM22 cosmic machinery was delivered in 2003. It has 24 transponders in Ku-band. The satellites should continue to operate the satellite Express AM2, which struggled from March 2009 with technical problems. Launches Proton carrier rocket with Express AM2 successors in the years 2011 and 2014 were not successful.
Most likely, the old-new satellite Express AM22 at position 80 ° E used primarily for data transmission and spread of several regional channels.