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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yahsat 1B
Launched
April 23, 2012
Summary
Yahsat 1B launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 23, 2012. It was International Launch Services's 17th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,207th orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Al Yah 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 445 × 35,766 km orbit inclined 49.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА ЯСат-1Б/YahSat 1BРоскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 27th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 2nd this yearInternational Launch Services's 17th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,207th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Al Yah 2 · NORAD 38245 · 2012-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-016A
- Epoch
- 2012-04-24 01:56:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26717136 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7215309
- Inclination
- 49.0321°
- Ascending node
- 195.6507°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8637°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1015°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Al Yah 2 · NORAD 38245 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99529 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yahsat 1B was an EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space-built Ka-band communications satellite for the UAE's Al Yah Satellite Communications Company, providing broadband and government services over the Middle East, Africa and southwest Asia.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
142nd launch from 200/39 (200L), 3rd this year · 1,385th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yahsat 1B launch?
Yahsat 1B launched on April 23, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yahsat 1B?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА ЯСат-1Б/YahSat 1B. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yahsat 1B?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did Yahsat 1B launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yahsat 1B reach?
Al Yah 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 445 × 35,766 km orbit inclined 49.0°.
How many satellites did Yahsat 1B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).