Yamal-402

Yamal-402
NamesЯмал-402
Yamal-400 KA-2
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorGazprom Space Systems
COSPAR ID2012-070A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.39022
Websitehttps://www.gazprom-spacesystems.ru
Mission duration15 years (planned before launch)
11 years (planned after launch)
11 years, 11 months and 15 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftYamal-402
Spacecraft typeYamal-400
BusSpacebus-4000C3
ManufacturerThales Alenia Space
Launch mass5,250 kg (11,570 lb)
Power10.8 kW
Start of mission
Launch date8 December 2012, 13:13:43 UTC
RocketProton-M / Briz-M
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 200/39
ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered serviceFebruary 2013
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude55° East
Transponders
Band46 Ku-band)
Coverage areaRussia

Yamal-402 (Russian: Ямал-402) is a Russian geostationary communications satellite. It was launched on 8 December 2012, 13:13:43 UTC from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.[1] It was built by Thales Alenia Space, and is based on the Spacebus-4000C3 satellite bus. It is equipped with 46 Ku-band) transponders.[2] It has a design life of 15 years, but reducing to 11 years expected after launch partial failure.[3]

  1. ^ "December 2012 Launch Calendar". Spaceflight101. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Yamal-402". SatBeams. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Yamal 402". Gunter's Space Page. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2021.