Launch Date
December 8, 2012
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC200/39
Launch Vehicle
Proton-M/Briz-M
NORAD ID
39022
International Designator
2012-070A
Epoch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:55:45 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
1.30°
Right Ascension
83.97°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
15.65°
Period
1436.08 min
Mean Motion
1.00 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
YAMAL 402
Alternative Name
Yamal-402
Type
Status
Owner
GAZS
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 39022U 12070A 26184.16372627 .00000096 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 39022 1.3035 83.9732 0003995 15.6457 295.4130 1.00272936 49553
Source: Celestrak
Length
5.5
Diameter
2.5
Span
38
Dry Mass
2000
Launch Mass
4463
Shape
Box + 2 pan
Radar Cross Section
39.8107
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Yamal 402
Purpose
Communication
Mission
Communication
Manufacturer
THALES
Life Expectancy
15 years (planned), 11 years (expected after launch failure)
Bus
Spacebus 4000C3
Configuration
Spacebus-4000C3
Motor
S400
Equipment
46 Ku-band transponders
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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