Dec. 8, 2012
ILS Proton-M & Yamal-402, ready for launch
December 8 at 17.13.43 MSK from the launch complex of the platform 200 Baikonur, we had a successful liftoff of the ILS Proton-M Breeze-M rocket, which is carrying the Yamal 402 satellite onboard.
Launch of Yamal-402 Satellite on Russian Proton-M
According to the flight cyclogram 17:23 MSK head unit in the Republic of Belarus Breeze-M and the satellite Yamal-402 cleanly separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle.
Yamal-402
Telecommunications satellite Yamal-402 will have to top up the grouping of domestic communications satellites and provide broadcasting to Russia, Western and Central Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
Satellite Use:
At an orbital location of 55° east longitude, the Yamal 402 communications satellite will provide services to Russia, CIS countries, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The all Ku-band satellite will have 66 equivalent 36 MHz transponders, which will compose 4 fixed beams (Russian, Northern, European, Southern) and 1 steerable beam. JSC Gazprom Space Systems has ensured the development of the ground infrastructure based on ground stations and technical control means provided by Thales Alenia Space. With the addition of the Yamal 402 JSC Gazprom Space Systems will strengthen their position in the global satellite industry.
Press Service of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos PAO) report: http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=19751
For more information about ILS, visit: http://www.ilslaunch.com/
Images, Video, Text, Credits: Press Service of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos PAO) / ILS / ILS TV / Translation: Orbiter.ch.
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