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Al Yah 3 [Orbital]
Al Yah 3 is a Ka-band communication satellite by Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat)', a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company.
The Al Yah 3 satellite was built by Orbital based on the new GEOStar-3 bus. It has a launch weight of 3500 kg. The payload consists of 58 Ka-band spot beams.
The satellite was to be launched in early 2017 by an Ariane-5ECA, but was eventually delayed to January 2018. Stationed at 20° West, it provides services for Africa and Brazil.
The Ariane-5ECA was erroneously launched to an inclination of 20.6° instead of 3° due to an data input error. The consequences on the lifetime of Al Yah 3 are currently not known.
| Nation: | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Al Yah Satellite Communications Company |
| Contractors: | OSC |
| Equipment: | 58 Ka-band spot beams |
| Configuration: | GEOStar-3 |
| Propulsion: | IHI BT-4, 4 × XR-5 Hall Current Thrusters |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 3795 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Yah 3 (AY 3) | 2018-012A | 25.01.2018 | Ko ELA-3 | P | Ariane-5ECA | with SES 14/GOLD |
Launch Sites:
- Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
References:
Further YahSat / Al Yah missions:
- YahSat 1A → Al Yah 1 [Eurostar-3000]
- YahSat 1B → Al Yah 2 [Eurostar-3000]
- Al Yah 3 [GEOStar-3]
- Al Yah 4, 5 [Eurostar-Neo]
