Yamal-401

Yamal-401
Mission type Communication
Operator Gazprom Space Systems
COSPAR ID 2014-082A
SATCAT № 40345
Mission duration 15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Bus Ekspress-2000
Manufacturer ISS Reshetnev
Thales Alenia Space
Launch mass 2,976 kilograms (6,561 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date 15 December 2014, 00:16:00 (2014-12-15UTC00:16Z) UTC
Rocket Proton-M/Briz-M
Launch site Baikonur 81/24
Contractor ILS
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Longitude 90° East
Perigee 35,783 kilometres (22,235 mi)[1]
Apogee 35,791 kilometres (22,239 mi)[1]
Inclination 0.01 degrees[1]
Period 1436.1 minutes[1]
Epoch 17 March 2015, 13:32:42 UTC[1]
Transponders
Band 17 C band
36 Ku band

Yamal-401 (Russian: Ямал-401) is a Russian geostationary communications satellite operated by Gazprom Space Systems. It was built by ISS Reshetnev and is based on the Ekspress-2000 satellite bus. It is equipped with 17 C band and 36 Ku bandtransponders.[2] It has a design life of 15 years.

Launch

International Launch Services was contracted to launch Yamal-401, using a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket. The launch took place from Site 81/24 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, at 00:16 UTC on 15 December 2014. The satellite was deployed into the planned geostationary transfer orbit.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "YAMAL 401 Satellite details 2014-082A NORAD 40345". N2YO. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. "JSC Gazprom Space Systems. Space Infrastructure". Gazprom Space Systems. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

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