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Dedicated Mission

Al Yah 3 at 20° West


Position

20° West

Regions

North & Central Africa Region
South Africa Region
South America Region

Manufacturer

Orbital ATK

Operator

Space42 (aka Yahsat)

Launch operator

Arianespace

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5ECA

Launch date

January 26th, 2018

Expected lifetime

15+ Years

The Al Yah 3 satellite was built by Orbital ATK (Northrop Grumman) based on their new GEOStar-3 bus and had a launch mass of 3,500 kgs. The payload consisted of 58 Ka-band spot beams.

The satellite is located at 20° West and will expand Yahsat’s Ka-band coverage to 19 additional markets across Africa covering 60% of the population and marks Yahsat’s first entry into Brazil where 95% of the population will have access to its satellite broadband services.

Al Yah 3 is an all Ka-band satellite, and the first hybrid electric propulsion satellite, launched on an Ariane 5 rocket by launch operator Arianespace, on January 26th 2018.

Dedicated Mission

Al Yah 3 at 20° West


Al Yah 3 satellite built by OrbitalATK1
Al Yah 3 satellite built by OrbitalATK2
YahSat Al Jah 3 satellite transport
YahSat Al Jah 3 satellite on Ariane V rocket
Al Yah 3 satellite launch on Ariane V
Al Yah 3 satellite in orbit

Dedicated Mission

Al Yah 3 at 20° West