Yamal-601 (Russian: Ямал-601) is a Russian geostationary communications satellite ordered by Gazprom Space Systems from Thales Alenia Space (TAS) on the Spacebus-4000C4 satellite bus for its Yamal programme.

[3] The satellite has mass of 5,422 kg (11,953 lb) and 11 kW of payload power with over 15 years of design life.

[2] Its payload was also supplied by Thales Alenia Space and is composed of 38 C-band and 32 Ka-band transponders.

[5] In 2013, Gazprom Space Systems Board decided on a new plan.

However, in 2016, this decision to give the spacecraft bus development contract to ISS Reshetnev was reversed, and Thales Alenia Space ended up developing and building the whole satellite, bus and payload.