YAMAL 300K

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YAMAL 300K is classified as:

NORAD ID: 38978

Int'l Code: 2012-061B

Perigee: 35,788.4 km

Apogee: 35,799.2 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 0.003 m² (small)

Launch date: November 2, 2012
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

YAMAL 300K will broadcast television and high-speed Internet service across Russia and neighboring regions for Gazprom Space Systems, a Moscow-based subsidiary of Gazprom, the Russian oil and gas producer. The 3,615-pound (1,640-kg) satellite carries eight C-band and 18 Ku-band transponders to Russia and nearby countries from an operating position at 90 degrees east longitude. Yamal 300K is designed for a 14-year lifetime. Gazprom will launch the Yamal 402 satellite in December on another Proton/Breeze M flight as the company continues a fleet expansion campaign.

1 38978U 12061B   24139.56717644  .00000083  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 38978   0.0133 313.2191 0001280 235.1966  75.4570  1.00271660 42251

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC