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Ariane 5s To Launch Two Thales Alenia Satellites For Gazprom

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Monday, February 9th, 2009

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Ariane 5 ECA rockets will launch two satellites made by Thales Alenia Space for Gazprom, Arianespace announced. The communications satellites, Yamal-401 and Yamal-402, will be orbited in the second half of 2011. Thales Alenia Space will build these two satellites using Spacebus 4000C3 platforms. Offering a design life exceeding 15 years, the two satellites will provide fixed communications and television transmission services. Yamal-401 will weigh 4,900 kg (5.401 tons) at launch, and will be equipped with 36 Ku-band and 17…

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