The “Yamal-202” 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-202 |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Contractor | Rocket-Space Corporation Energia/Alcatel |
| Country of Contractor | Russia |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 1 320 |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Perigee (km) | 35 774 |
| Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | 12 |
| Date of Launch | 24.11.2003 |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Proton K |
| COSPAR Number | 2003-053A |
| NORAD Number | 28089 |
By replacing the Yamal-201 satellite at 90° E, the Yamal-202 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.
