Al Yah 3 at 20° W

Technical details

Status
active
Orbital position
20° WChannel line-up at 20° W | Coverage maps
NORAD number
43174
COSPAR number
2018-012A
Operator
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (Yahsat) Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (Yahsat)  logo
Manufacturer
Northrop Grumman
Model
GEOStar-2
Launch
25 Jan 2018 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
Launch mass
3795 kg
Expected lifetime
15+ yrs.
Beacon
20198.5 LHCP, 20199.5 LHCP
Orbit
GEO

Beams

About Al Yah 3

53 (58) active Ka-band user beams and four gateway beams. 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.