Al Yah 1 at 53° E
also known as Yahlive, Y1A, Yahsat Y1A, Yahsat 1A
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 53° EChannel line-up at 53° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 37393
- COSPAR number
- 2011-016B
- Operator
- Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (Yahsat)
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Model
- Eurostar-3000
- Launch
- 22 Apr 2011 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 5935 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 20201, 20202
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band Global Beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band East beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Europe beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band MENA (West) beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Al Yah 1
14 active C-band transponders, 20 Ku-band transponders, 21 Ka-band transponders to provide DTH coverage in The Middle East, Africa, Europe and South West Asia.