YahSat 1B
| YahSat 1B | |
|---|---|
| Start date | April 23, 2012, 10:18 PM UTC |
| Launcher | Proton-M / Bris-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2012-016A |
| Takeoff mass | 5965 kg |
| Manufacturer | Astrium , Thales Alenia Space |
| Satellite bus | Eurostar 3000 |
| lifespan | > 15 years |
| operator | Al Yah Satellite Communications Company |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | • 14 C-band transponders • 20 Ku-band transponders • 21 Ka-band transponders |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 15 kW |
| position | |
| First position | 50.5 ° E |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
YahSat 1B is the name of a communication satellite . The operator is the Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) based in Abu Dhabi . The system consists of two satellites: YahSat 1A and YahSat 1B.
mission
YahSat 1B was launched into space on April 23, 2012 10:18 pm on board a Proton-M , YahSat 1A was launched on April 22, 2011 with an Ariane 5 ECA . YahSat 1B was positioned at 50.5 ° East in geostationary orbit above the equator and is intended to provide communications services to the Middle East and North Africa from there . The satellites serve the commercial market on the one hand, but also provide capacities for government needs on the other. In addition to internet services, television channels, including HDTV , are to be transmitted via these satellites .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Astrium: Yahsat: Dual Satellite Communication System. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved January 27, 2011 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Patrick Blau: Mission Success for Proton-M / Briz-M - Yahsat in targeted orbit. (No longer available online.) Spaceflight101.com, April 24, 2012, archived from the original on September 11, 2012 ; accessed on May 31, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ bdli.de: Astrium and Thales Alenia Space received an order to build the Yahsat satellite communication system. Retrieved January 27, 2011 .
- ^ Ariane 5 delivers a record performance with two payloads for new Arianespace customers. Arianespace, accessed April 22, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Gunter Krebs: YahSat 1B. July 24, 2013, accessed August 29, 2013 .
- ↑ space-travel.com: ILS To Launch Yahsat Satellite On Proton. Retrieved January 28, 2011 .
