Yamal-401

Yamal-401
NamesЯмал-401
Yamal-400 KA-1
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorGazprom Space Systems
COSPAR ID2014-082A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.40345
Websitehttps://www.gazprom-spacesystems.ru
Mission duration15 years (planned)
9 years, 10 months and 30 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftYamal-401
Spacecraft typeYamal-400
BusEkspress-2000
ManufacturerISS Reshetnev (bus)
Thales Alenia Space (payload)
Launch mass2,976 kg (6,561 lb)
Power10.6 kW
Start of mission
Launch date15 December 2014,
00:16:00 UTC
RocketProton-M / Briz-M
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 81/24
ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered serviceFebruary 2015
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[1]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude90° East
Transponders
Band43 transponders:
17 C-band
36 Ku-band
Coverage areaRussia

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.

  1. ^ "YAMAL 401". N2YO.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Infrastructure". Gazprom Space Systems. Retrieved 26 April 2021.