Yahsat 1A

Also called Yahsat Y1A

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General

Designation	37393 / 11016B
6Launch date	22 Apr 2011
Country of origin	United Arab Emirates
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	52.5°E
Launch vehicle	Ariane VA201

YahLive, an new company formed by Yahsat and SES Astra, will offer DTH tv and services. It will own and resell 23 BSS transponders. Delivered in orbit on 13 Jun 2011.

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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EIRP coverage at 52.5°E (dBW)

C-band
Ku-band East
Ku-band West & Europe

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Specifications

Prime contractor	EADS Astrium & Thales Alenia Space
Platform	Eurostar-3000
Mass at launch	5965 kg
Dry mass
Dimension	5.5 x 2.1 x 2.3 m
Solar array	39.4 m span
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	EOL: 14 kW
Design lifetime	15 years

Has 9 antennas in total.

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C-band

Main transponders	14
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	8 x 36 MHz 6 x 54 MHz
Coverage	Africa, Middle East and Europe
EIRP max	43 dBW
G/T max
Polarization

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Ku-band (BSS)

Main transponders	25
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	East: Middle East (used by Yahlive) West: Middle East and Northern Africa Europe: most of European Union
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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Ka-band (Military use)

Main transponders	?
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	1 quasi-global beam (covering land-masses) 1 middle east beam
EIRP max
Polarization
Frequencies	Uplink: Downlink:

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