| Names | Ямал-601 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Gazprom Space Systems |
| COSPAR ID | 2019-031A |
| SATCAT no. | 44307 |
| Website | https://www.gazprom-spacesystems.ru |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 5 years, 5 months and 28 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Yamal-601 |
| Spacecraft type | Yamal-600 |
| Bus | Spacebus-4000C4 |
| Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space |
| Launch mass | 5,422 kg (11,953 lb) |
| Power | 11 kW[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 30 May 2019, 17:42:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | 19 July 2019 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 49° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 70 transponders: 38 C-band 32 Ka-band[2] |
| Coverage area | Russia |
Yamal-601 (Russian: Ямал-601) is a Russian geostationary communications satellite ordered by Gazprom Space Systems from Thales Alenia Space (TAS) on the Spacebus-4000C4 satellite bus for its Yamal programme.[3] The satellite has mass of 5,422 kg (11,953 lb) and 11 kW of payload power with over 15 years of design life.[2] Its payload was also supplied by Thales Alenia Space and is composed of 38 C-band and 32 Ka-band transponders.[2][4] It replaced Yamal-202 on 49° East as Yamal-202 was slated to reach its end of service around 2019.[5]
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