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AL YAH 3, 43174

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AL YAH 3, 43174 is a payload satellite owned by Yahsat Brasil (AE) 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.

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Identifier

43174, 2018-012A

Orbit

GEO

Country

AE / UAE

Related business

Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (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)

2018-01-25 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 9.0 m

Radar Cross Section

20.597 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 AL YAH 3
1 43174U 18012A   26046.25116913 -.00000151  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 43174   1.2354  84.7273 0004022 253.4863 237.3351  1.00273359 29629

Epoch: 2026-02-15T06:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-15T06:01:41.012Z)

Latitude

0.9589°

Longitude

-20.14243°

Altitude

35,794.671 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 22m 09s

True Declination

0° 57' 29"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

14:13:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,804.182 km

Perigee altitude

35,770.264 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.36 km

Eccentricity

0.0004

Inclination

1.2354°

RAAN

84.7273°

Arg. of periapsis

253.4863°

True anomaly

237.29631°

Mean anomaly

237.3351°

Eccentric anomaly

237.3157°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.13 mins

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AL YAH 3, 43174

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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