Al Yah 1

Al Yah 1, formerly known as 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 52.5 degrees East.^[3][4][5]

Al Yah 1

Names	Yahsat 1A
Mission type	Communications
Operator	Yahsat
COSPAR ID	2011-016B
SATCAT no.	37393
Mission duration	15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus	Eurostar-3000
Manufacturer	EADS Astrium
Launch mass	5,965 kilograms (13,151 lb)
Power	15,000 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	22 April 2011, 21:37 (2011-04-22UTC21:37Z) UTC[1]
Rocket	Ariane 5ECA VA201
Launch site	Kourou ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	52.5° east
Perigee altitude	35,782 kilometres (22,234 mi)
Apogee altitude	35,802 kilometres (22,246 mi)
Inclination	0.00 degrees
Period	23.93 hours
Epoch	29 October 2013, 15:52:23 UTC[2]