Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Yamal-201 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Russia |
Operator/Owner |
Gazprom Space Systems |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
90.05 |
Perigee (km) |
35773 |
Apogee (km) |
35800 |
Eccentricity |
0.000320235313652699 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.03 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1360 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
2000 |
Date of Launch |
24-11-2003 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
Rocket-Space Corporation Energia/Alcatel |
Country of Contractor |
Russia/France |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton K |
COSPAR Number |
2003-053B |
NORAD Number |
28094 |
Comments |
Nine C-band, 6 Ku-band; provide communications for gas corporation operations throughout Eurasian continent. |