Yamal 202

Yamal-202
NamesЯмал-202
Yamal-200 KA-2
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorGazprom Space Systems
COSPAR ID2003-053A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.28089
Websitehttps://www.gazprom-spacesystems.ru
Mission duration15 years (planned)
20 years, 11 months and 30 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftYamal-202
Spacecraft typeYamal-200
BusUSP Bus
ManufacturerRSC Energia (bus)
Alcatel Space (payload)
Launch mass1,320 kg (2,910 lb)
Power3.4 kW
Start of mission
Launch date24 November 2003,
06:22:00 UTC
RocketProton-K / Blok DM-2M
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 81/23
ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered serviceJanuary 2004
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude49° East (2003-2019)
163.5° East (2019-present)
Transponders
Band18 C-band
Coverage areaRussia

Yamal-202 (Russian: Ямал-202) is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Gazprom Space Systems and built by RSC Energia.[1] It was, along with Yamal-201 the second dual launch of the Yamal program and the second iteration of the USP Bus.[2][3] It is a 1,320 kg (2,910 lb) satellite with 4,080 watts of power (3.4 kW at end of life) on an unpressurized bus.[4] It has eight SPT-70 electric thrusters by OKB Fakel for station keeping.[5] Its payload is 18 C-band transponders supplied by Space Systems/Loral.[6][7]

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