YAHSAT 1A
Satellite information YAHSAT 1A
| Spacetrack Directory Name | YAHSAT 1A |
| Follow YAHSAT 1A | YAHSAT 1A Tracker |
| Pass predictions YAHSAT 1A | Pass predictions YAHSAT 1A |
| Orbit launches |
2011-04-22 (13 years ago)
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| Days in orbit | 4965 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Zjednoczone Emiraty Arabski (UAE) |
| Starting point | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 35773 km |
| Apogee | 35802 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 0.01° |
| Laps per day | 1 |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Height YAHSAT 1A | 35786.18 km |
Additional information YAHSAT 1A
Yahsat 1A is a communications satellite constructed by EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space for Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat). It was launched in April 2011 from Arianespace's Guiana Space Centre in Kourou French Guiana in a dual payload launch with Intelsat New Dawn atop an Ariane 5 ECA rocket. Yahsat Y1A is based on the Eurostar E3000 satellite 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 in geosynchronous orbit at fifty three degrees East.
== References ==
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