28094 - YAMAL 201

Yamal 201 is one of a pair of Russian geostationary communications satellites that were launched by a Proton-K rocket from Baikonur at 06:22 UT on 24 November 2003. The pair, Yamal 201 and Yamal 202, are identical satellites, with a mass of 1.3 kg, and power 3.6 kW. Yamal 201 carries nine C-band and six Ku-band transponders, while Yamal 202 carries 18 C-band transponders. They provide voice and video communications throughout the Eurasian continent, after parking: Yamal 201 is at 90 degrees E and Yamal 202 is at 49 degrees E.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2003-11-24
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan