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YAHSAT 1B

NORAD 38245· COSPAR 2012-016A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Apr 23, 2012 from 200/39 (200L), Kazakhstan aboard a Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced.
Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Yahsat 1B
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 10:54 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Country
United Arab Emirates
Manufacturer
Launched
Apr 23, 2012
Mass
Apogee
35,801 km
Perigee
35,789 km
Inclination
0.10°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for YAHSAT 1B across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.3 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35789 × 35801 km
357953581135779May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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