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Yamal-601 satellite in orbit

Designed and built by TAS for Russian GSS -VIDEO

The Yamal-601 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) for the Russian operator Gazprom Space Systems (GSS), was successfully launched yesterday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan by a Proton M/Breeze M rocket. The satellite will provide fixed communications, broadcast and Internet access services.TAS was program prime contractor, in charge of satellite...

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Cannes, France, 05/31/2019 13:39
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

AerospaceYamal-601 satellite in geostationary orbit

Solar panels and antennas have been deployed

Thales Alenia Space and Gazprom Space Systems announced yesterday that the Launch Early Operation Phase (LEOP) has been successfully completed and the Yamal-601 communications satellite is now in the nominal... more

AerospaceYamal-601 satellite started the in orbit raising phase

The first manoeuver lasted about two hours and was successful

Thales Alenia Space and Gazprom Space Systems announce that the Yamal-601 satellite started yesterday its transition to the geostationary orbit. The specialists are implementing the in orbit raising backup... more

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