US sanctions hit Russian satellite

Russia’s Gazprom Space Systems is having problems with its Yamal-601 satellite because of US sanctions. Yamal-601 is being built by Thales Alenia Space, and is based on their Spacecom 4000-C4 platform. The satellite was planned to be launched early in 2016. That date will slip because of the US sanctions on certain key components being used in the satellite. More

(Source: Advanced Television - Sep 3)