Yamal 601 – Spaceflight Now

January 26, 2020

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Newly-launched Russian telecom satellite relying on backup thrusters

June 10, 2019

A French-built communications satellite for Russia’s Gazprom Space Systems launched May 30 is maneuvering toward its final operating location in geostationary orbit using a set of backup thrusters after the spacecraft encountered a problem with its main engine.

Photos: Proton blasts off with Yamal 601

June 3, 2019

Look back on the May 30 launch of a Russian Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with this gallery of photos showing the 19-story launcher climbing into the sky with the Yamal 601 communications satellite.

Proton rocket lifts off with Yamal 601 communications satellite

May 30, 2019

On its first launch of the year, a Russian-made Proton rocket lifted off Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with a French-built, Russian-owned communications satellite.