The communication satellite “Yamal”: the new technological approach in creating the communication satellites in Russia

Author

Denisov, Yury S. ; Shestakov, Andrey V. ; Zemskov, Evgeniy E.

Author_Institution

SPU ENERGIA, Kaliningrad, Russia

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

18-21 Oct 1994

Firstpage

91

Abstract

The new satellite communication system “Yamal” based on geostationary satellites is created by the joint-stock company GAZCOM for the gas industry and other customers. The communication satellite “Yamal” is the main element of the system space segment. The “Yamal” system includes two standard communication satellites: the western satellite in a 19.5°W orbital position and the eastern satellite in a 75°E orbital position. The paper present the main characteristics of the standard communication satellite of the “Yamal” system

Keywords

satellite communication; GAZCOM; Russia; Yamal communication satellite; eastern satellite; gas industry; geostationary satellites; orbital position; satellite communication system; space segment; western satellite; Acceleration; Aerospace industry; Artificial satellites; Gas industry; Industrial economics; Payloads; Rockets; Satellite communication; Space technology; Transponders;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Satellite Communications, 1994. ICSC'94., Proceedings of International Conference on

Conference_Location

Moscow

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2514-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSC.1994.523096

Filename

523096