The “Yamal-300K” satellite, a large commercial geostationary telecommunications satellite, is under the ownership of Russian satellite operator Gazprom Space Systems. The satellite was created by Academician M.F. Thales Alenia Space, a French company that supplied the payload and other satellite components, collaborated with Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems OJSC.
| Name of Satellite | Yamal-300K |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Contractor | OAO Resetneva |
| Country of Contractor | Russia |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 1 640 |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Perigee (km) | 35 694 |
| Date of Launch | 02.11.2012 |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Proton M |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-061B |
| NORAD Number | 38978 |
By replacing the Yamal-201 satellite at 90° E, the Yamal-300K satellite increased the capabilities of the existing Yamal telecommunications satellite constellation. It offers modern communication services on C- and Ku-band frequencies in Russia and its neighboring countries.
