Thales Alena Space To Build, ILS To Launch, Yamal 601

摘要

The tri-band Yamal 601 telecommunications satellite for Russia's Gazprom Space Systems will be built by Thales Alenia Space and launched aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton rocket in 2016 under contracts announced Jan. 22 by Thales and ILS. The satellite, which notably will carry the equivalent of 26 Ka-band transponders to develop consumer broadband services in Russia, will also carry 16 C-band and 19 Ku-band transponders. It will operate at Gazprom's 49 degrees east longitude orbital slot to replace the Yamal 202 satellite there now. Its coverage will extend westward to Europe, southward to the Middle East and North Africa, and eastward to Southeast Asia.