AL YAH 3

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AL YAH 3 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 43174

Int'l Code: 2018-012A

Perigee: 35,785.1 km

Apogee: 35,801.9 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: January 25, 2018
Source: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

AL YAH 3 is a Ka-band commercial communication satellite with a payload consists of 58 Ka-band spot beams. During the launch, the Ariane-5ECA suffered a telemetry loss, which led to an off-nominal deployment of the satellites in an orbit with an inclination of 20.6° instead of 3° however the mission is reported as being in good health. The AL YAH 3 satellite carries 53 active Ka-band user beams and four gateway beams, and produces approximately 7.5 kilowatts of payload electrical power. The Ka-band spot beams provide two-way communications services to facilitate high-speed delivery of data to end-user applications such as broadband Internet and corporate networking as well as IP backhaul for telecommunications service providers. Using the Al Yah 3 spacecraft, Yahsat will provide its services to Africa and Brazil.

1 43174U 18012A   18231.14630093 -.00000175  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 43174   0.0160 147.6923 0001996 350.7611 221.5502  1.00272647  2185

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC