Al Yah 3

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Al Yah 3 undergoes preparations inside the Spaceport’s S5 payload processing facility.. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace

Al Yah 3 is installed atop Ariane 5′s core stage inside the Spaceport&primes Final Assembly Building. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace

Description:

• AL YAH 3 is a Ka-band commercial communication satellite with a payload consists of 58 Ka-band spot beams. During the launch, the Ariane-5ECA suffered a telemetry loss, which led to an off-nominal deployment of the satellites in an orbit with an inclination of 20.6° instead of 3° however the mission is reported as being in good health. The AL YAH 3 satellite carries 53 active Ka-band user beams and four gateway beams, and produces approximately 7.5 kilowatts of payload electrical power. The Ka-band spot beams provide two-way communications services to facilitate high-speed delivery of data to end-user applications such as broadband Internet and corporate networking as well as IP backhaul for telecommunications service providers. Using the Al Yah 3 spacecraft, Yahsat will provide its services to Africa and Brazil.

External links:

• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking

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