Yamal-401
Appearance
Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Gazprom Space Systems |
COSPAR ID | 2014-082A |
SATCAT no. | 40345 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Ekspress-2000 |
Manufacturer | ISS Reshetnev (bus) Thales Alenia Space (payload) |
Launch mass | 2,976 kilograms (6,561 lb) |
Power | 16800 |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 15 December 2014, 00:16:00 | UTC
Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Launch site | Baikonur 81/24 |
Contractor | ILS |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 90° East |
Perigee altitude | 35,783 kilometres (22,235 mi)[1] |
Apogee altitude | 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 band transponders.[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
- Yamal – Communication satellite family operated by Gazprom Space Systems.
- Gazprom Space Systems – Satellite communication division of the Russian oil giant Gazprom.
- Ekspress (satellite bus) – The satellite bus on which Yamal 601 will be based.
- ISS Reshetnev – The designer and manufacturer of the Yamal 601 satellite.
References
- ^ a b c d e "YAMAL 401 Satellite details 2014-082A NORAD 40345". N2YO. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "JSC Gazprom Space Systems. Space Infrastructure". Gazprom Space Systems. Retrieved 19 March 2015.