Mission type Communication COSPAR ID 2014-082A Mission duration 15 years (planned) Longitude 90° East Launch site Baikonur Cosmodrome | Operator Gazprom Space Systems SATCAT no. 40345 Launch date 15 December 2014 Band 17 C band; 36 Ku band Bus Ekspress | |
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Manufacturer ISS Reshetnev (bus)
Thales Alenia Space (payload) Contractor International Launch Services Similar Yamal‑402, Yamal‑300K, Ekspress AT1, Ekspress AM6, Ekspress AM7 | ||
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. 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.
References
Yamal-401 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA