Payload
AL YAH 3
OperationalPayloadGEO
AL YAH 3 is a Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (YAHSAT) payload satellite, launched on January 25, 2018 into GEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- January 25, 2018 at 10:20 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
- Launched by
- Ariane 5 ECA →
- Operator
- Arianespace
- Mission
- Al Yah 3 & SES-14
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,803 km
- Periapsis
- 35,770 km
- Inclination
- 1.54°
- Orbital period
- 1436.12 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (YAHSAT)
- Manufacturer
- Orbital ATK
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 3,795 kg
- Design lifetime
- 15 years
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2018-012A
- NORAD catalog №
- 43174
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United Arab Emirates- Status
- Operational
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