YAMAL 300K

Track YAMAL 300K now!
YAMAL 300K is classified as:

NORAD ID: 38978

Int'l Code: 2012-061B

Perigee: 35,790.3 km

Apogee: 35,798.1 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 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   24131.08730035  .00000069  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 38978   0.0173 297.7096 0000923 268.2064 236.8331  1.00270176 42174

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC