| Al Yah 1 | |
| Names List: | Yahsat 1A |
| Mission Type: | Communications |
| Operator: | Yahsat |
| Cospar Id: | 2011-016B |
| Satcat: | 37393 |
| Mission Duration: | 15 years |
| Spacecraft Bus: | Eurostar-3000 |
| Manufacturer: | EADS Astrium |
| Launch Mass: | 5965kg (13,151lb) |
| Power: | 15,000 watts |
| Launch Date: | UTC[1] |
| Launch Rocket: | Ariane 5ECA VA201 |
| Launch Site: | Kourou ELA-3 |
| Launch Contractor: | Arianespace |
| Orbit Epoch: | 29 October 2013, 15:52:23 UTC[2] |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 35782km (22,234miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 35802km (22,246miles) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 0.00 degrees |
| Orbit Period: | 23.93 hours |
| Orbit Longitude: | 52.5° east |
| Apsis: | gee |
Al Yah 1, formerly known as Yahsat 1A, is a communications satellite constructed by EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space for Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat). It was launched in April 2011 from Arianespace's Guiana Space Centre in Kourou French Guiana in a dual payload launch with Intelsat New Dawn atop an Ariane 5 ECA rocket. Yahsat Y1A is based on the Eurostar E3000 satellite bus and had a launch mass of about 6000 kg. It is intended to provide Ku, Ka and C-band communications to the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Southwest Asia. It is in geosynchronous orbit at 52.5 degrees East.[3] [4] [5]