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AL YAH 3

NORAD 43174· COSPAR 2018-012A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jan 25, 2018 from Ariane Launch Area 3, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 5 ECA.
Ariane 5 ECA | Al Yah 3 & SES-14
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 05:27 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Al Yah Satellite Communications
Country
United Arab Emirates
Manufacturer
Launched
Jan 25, 2018
Mass
3,795 kg
Apogee
35,810 km
Perigee
35,780 km
Inclination
1.76°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for AL YAH 3 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.2 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35780 × 35810 km
357953581435776May 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.

Launched with

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2018-012 (Ariane 5 ECA | Al Yah 3 & SES-14).

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