Satellite description
AL YAH 3, 43174 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 25 Jan 2018 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
Satellite metadata
Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
YAHBR (AE)Manufacturer
OATK SSG
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STAR-2.3?, IHI BT-4
Mass
3,795 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 9.0 m
Radar Cross Section
20.597 m², Large (>1 m²)
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.42311°
Longitude
60.01465°
Altitude
35,778.774 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 55m 25s
Apparent Declination
-5° 57' 16"
Sunlit
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,802.933 km
Perigee altitude
35,771.823 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.515 km
Eccentricity
0.00037
Inclination
0.7228°
RAAN
87.3497°
Arg. of periapsis
27.7634°
True anomaly
216.9237°
Mean anomaly
216.9491°
Eccentric anomaly
216.9364°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.14 mins
BSTAR
0