| Names | Yahsat 1A |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Yahsat |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-016B |
| SATCATno. | 37393 |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Eurostar-3000 |
| Manufacturer | EADS Astrium |
| Launch mass | 5,965 kilograms (13,151 lb) |
| Power | 15,000 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 April 2011, 21:37 (2011-04-22UTC21:37Z) UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Ariane 5ECA VA201 |
| Launch site | KourouELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 52.5° east |
| Perigee altitude | 35,782 kilometres (22,234 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 35,802 kilometres (22,246 mi) |
| Inclination | 0.00 degrees |
| Period | 23.93 hours |
| Epoch | 29 October 2013, 15:52:23 UTC[2] |
Al Yah 1, formerly known as Yahsat 1A, is acommunications satellite constructed byEADS Astrium andThales Alenia Space for Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat). It was launched in April 2011 fromArianespace'sGuiana Space Centre inKourouFrench Guiana in a dualpayload launch withIntelsat New Dawn atop anAriane 5 ECArocket. Yahsat Y1A is based on theEurostar E3000satellite bus and had a launch mass of about 6000 kg. It is intended to provide Ku, Ka and C-band communications to the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Southwest Asia. It is ingeosynchronous orbit at 52.5 degrees East.[3][4][5]
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