December 15, 2014

Proton-M booster with Yamal-401 space device belonging to Russian telecommunication operator Gazprom Space Systems was successfully launched from Baikonur spaceport on December 15, 2014.

The launch took place at 03.16, Moscow time as planned. At 03.25 space head comprising Briz-M upper stage and satellite separated from the booster;   Yamal-401 separated from the upper stage at 12.17, – Roscosmos representative reported.

New satellite belonging to orbital group of Russian telecommunication operator Gazprom Space Systems  is aimed to provide Europe and Asia with broadcasting and telecommunication services. The satellite is equipped with 53 transponders and 6 antennas working in C- and Ku- frequences.

The previous launch of Proton-M took place on October 22. That time the booster orbited Express-AM6 telecommunication space device.

Yamal-401 is the third space device designed on the basis of Express-2000 heavy platform. nechnical parameters of teh satellite are as follows:  weight – 2976 kg, power generated from the payload – 11 kWt, operation period – 15 years.

 

More from this category:
March 21, 2020

We are glad to present our new program «Videoconference with a cosmonaut». Due to this videoconference you will see a real cosmonaut online and will…

full story
January 16, 2014

Earlie MCC representative reported that medium altitude of the ISS was to be increased by about 2 km on January 16 . ISS reboost maneuver…

full story
January 13, 2025

The creation of simulators that will train cosmonauts from Russia and friendly countries to work on the Russian orbital station will start this year. According…

full story
June 28, 2019

Today, on June 28, 2019, specialists of Roscosmos enterprises, using a transborder gallery, transported the space head part, assembled the day before, to the Assembly…

full story
September 2, 2013

“Multisided space” photo exhibition winners were awarded at MAKS-2013 airshow on Saturday for their contribution to cosmonautics and aviation progress, the organizator of international Airshow…

full story
March 18, 2014

The Voskhod 2 spacecraft carrying Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov was launched at 07:00 UT from Baikonur and put into a 169-473 km orbit at…

full story
January 22, 2025

According to the results of 2024, Russia has entered the top three countries developing and operating remote sensing satellite constellations. Our country launched 68 spacecraft…

full story
August 10, 2015

Russian ISS crew members Gennady padalka and Mikhail Korniyenko are going will open the hatch of Pirs docking compartment today at 17.14, Moscow time. As…

full story