Russia faces problem on "Yamal-201" satellite (90E)

[shawl_who]

Russian satellite company Gazprom Satellite Systems is facing technical problems on its Yamal-201 satellite, reports Tdaily. Transponders were switched off on 5 June, and telecommunications and TV networks using the satellite have stopped. Part of the Yamal-201 workload has been temporarily switched to the Yamal-300K satellite working on the same orbital position. Yamal-201 was launched in 2003, with plans to work until 2015. The satellite includes nine transponders working on the C-band and six transponders working on the Ku-band. Yamal-300K was launched in November 2012.


Russia faces problem on Yamal-201 satellite - Telecompaper

 

[vijay mahanta]

Russian satellite company Gazprom Satellite Systems is facing technical problems on its Yamal-201 satellite, reports Tdaily. Transponders were switched off on 5 June, and telecommunications and TV networks using the satellite have stopped. Part of the Yamal-201 workload has been temporarily switched to the Yamal-300K satellite working on the same orbital position. Yamal-201 was launched in 2003, with plans to work until 2015. The satellite includes nine transponders working on the C-band and six transponders working on the Ku-band. Yamal-300K was launched in November 2012.


Russia faces problem on Yamal-201 satellite - Telecompaper

"Moral of the story" No loss: it was already going to expire. :wlcm

 

[shawl_who]

"Moral of the story" No loss: it was already going to expire. :wlcm

:no, Its a big loss, as 201 signals were better than 300k, in Northern India, including Delhi. :win, and it was slotted to operate till 2015