In 2010 Gazprom Space Systems replaced the contract with Thales Alenia Space to provide the Yamal-401 satelite with a contract with ISS Reshetnev to build the Yamal 401 satellite. Thales Alenia Space will provide the communications payload. The satellite will be launched by a Proton-M Briz-M rocket directly into GEO.
Yamal-400 satellites will have guaranteed lifetime of 15 years. Yamal-401 will be placed at 90 E orbital slot and will be equipped with 36 Ku-band and 17 C-band transponders providing for the coverage zone over the whole Russian and CIS territory.
| Nation: | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Gazprom Space Systems |
| Contractors: | ISS Reshetnev (prime); Thales Alenia Space (payload) |
| Equipment: | 36 Ku-band and 17 C-band transponders |
| Configuration: | Ekspress-2000 |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 3150 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamal 401 (Yamal 400 KA-1) | 2013 | TB | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.4) |
