| Names | Ямал-201 Yamal-200 KA-1 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Gazprom Space Systems |
| COSPAR ID | 2003-053B |
| SATCAT no. | 28094 |
| Website | https://www.gazprom-spacesystems.ru |
| Mission duration | 12 years (planned) 10 years, 6.5 months (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Yamal-201 |
| Spacecraft type | Yamal-200 |
| Bus | USP Bus |
| Manufacturer | RSC Energia (bus) Alcatel Space (payload) |
| Launch mass | 1,360 kg (3,000 lb) |
| Power | 3.4 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 November 2003, 06:22:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-K / Blok DM-2M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 81/23 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | January 2003 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | 5 June 2014 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 90° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 15 transponders: 9 C-band 6 Ku-band |
| Coverage area | Russia |
Yamal-201 (Russian: Ямал-201) was a geostationary communications satellite operated by Gazprom Space Systems and built by RSC Energia.[1] It was, along with Yamal-202 the second dual launch of the Yamal programme and the second iteration of the USP Bus.[2][3] It was a 1,360 kg (3,000 lb) satellite with 4,080 watts of power (3.4 kW at end of life) on an unpressurized bus.[4] It had eight SPT-70 electric thrusters by OKB Fakel for station keeping.[5] Its payload was 9 C-band and 6 Ku-band transponders supplied by Space Systems/Loral.[6][7]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
rsw-yamalwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
energia-uspwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
gsp-energiyauspwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
satbeams-yamal201was invoked but never defined (see the help page).