Yamal 102

Russia

Launch data:

Designation	25897 / 99047B
Launch date	06 Sep 1999
Launch site	Baikonur, LC-81/23
Launch vehicle	Proton-K/DM-2M (#269)
Mission	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	35771 x 35802 km
Eccentricity	3,68E-04
Inclination	0.37 deg
Period	1436.11 min

Warning: Norad initially mixed up the satellites and named object 25896 / 99047A Yamal 102. That shoud have been Yamal 101. They changed their mind in Sep 2000 and swapped the catalog numbers. This is very confusing.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Rocket-Space Corporation Energia/Space Systems Loral
Platform
Operator	Gazprom Space Systems
Mass at launch	1347 kg
Dry Mass	1300 kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime	10 yrs

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
	90°E
Oct 2010	90.00° E

End of live:

End of Operation:	Oct 2010
Cause:

C-band transponder frequency chart (GHz)

RHCP Downlink	Transponder	LHCP Downlink
3.745	2
	2'	3.489
	3'	3.540
3.575	4
	4'	3.594
	5'	3.645
	7'	3.718
3.725	7
	8'	3.780
3.825	9

Mission details; see Yamal 101
Provide communications for gas corporation operations throughout Eurasian continent.

Ref: #7(JR407), #15, #226 - update: 10.01.11