Yamal 402 pre launch info

[Analoguesat]

Thales Alenia press release:

Cannes, November 6, 2012 – The Yamal-402 telecommunications satellite left Thales Alenia Space's Cannes plant on November 4, and arrived today at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Thales Alenia Space is the program prime contractor on behalf of the Russian operator Gazprom Space Systems, and is in charge of the design, production, testing and turnkey delivery of the satellite and its ground segment. Launch on a Proton rocket is scheduled for Saturday, December 8, 2012.

Yamal-402 is part of Gazprom Space Systems' Yamal-400 program, comprising the Yamal-401 and -402 satellites and the associated ground segment.

Yamal-401 is being built by ISS-Reshetnev as prime contractor, and will be launched in 2013. Thales Alenia Space is providing the payload for this satellite, as well as avionics and power control equipment for the platform. The company is also prime contractor for the Yamal-402 satellite and its ground control system.



-http://www.thalesgroup.com/Press_Releases/Markets/Space/2012/Yamal-402_satellite_arrives_at_Baikonur_launch_site/


Yamal 402 will slot at 55E

 

[solly]

it new generation of yamal satellite
will be high power of rusia beam
maybe take astra 1f service

 

[Analoguesat]

Yes I think thats a very likely scenario. Astra 1F is a bit past her best to put it mildly!

 

[Captain Jack]

Let's hope for some nice spillover into.... UK?

 

[tempo]

maybe take astra 1f service

Yamal-402 will replace Astra 1F for sure in 55°E position. Then Astra 1F will be relocated back to Europe zone, as far as I remember.

 

[Captain Jack]

I wonder what they'll be putting on the "north" beam, seeing as the Russian one will be pretty much out of reach..