UCS-Satellite-Database
| Id | Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Current Official Name of Satellite | Country/Org of UN Registry | Country of Operator/Owner | Operator/Owner | Users | Purpose | Detailed Purpose | Class of Orbit | Type of Orbit | Longitude of GEO (degrees) | Perigee (km) | Apogee (km) | Eccentricity | Inclination (degrees) | Period (minutes) | Launch Mass (kg.) | Dry Mass (kg.) | Power (watts) | Date of Launch | Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | Contractor | Country of Contractor | Launch Site | Launch Vehicle | COSPAR Number | NORAD Number | Comments | Source Used for Orbital Data | Source |
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| 51 | Al Yah-3 | Al Yah-3 | Brazil | United Arab Emirates | Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (YAHSAT) | Commercial | Communications | GEO | -20 | 35,777 | 35,796 | 2.25E-04 | 0 | 1436 | 3,795 | 2018/1/25 | 15 | Orbital ATK | USA | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 | 2018-012A | 43174 | Placed in an incorrect transfer orbit, but has reached correct orbit and functioning well. | JMGEO/5_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/26/ariane-5-va241-status-1/ | ||||
| 402 | DhabiSat-1 | DhabiSat-1 | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Khalifa University | Civil | Technology Development | LEO | Non-Polar Inclined | 0 | 488 | 502 | 1.02E-03 | 51.6 | 92.9 | 4 | 2021/2/20 | Khalifa University/Yahsat | United Arab Emirates | Antares | Cygnus | 2021-013F | 49016 | Developed by students at Khalifa University working with Yahsat. | JMSatcat/9_21 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/02/20/antares-rocket-launches-heavy-cargo-load-to-international-space-station/ | ||||
| 422 | DMSat-1 ((Dubai Municipality Satellite) | DMSat-1 | NR (5/21) | United Arab Emirates | Mohammend Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) | Government | Earth Observation | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 536 | 564 | 2.02E-03 | 97.6 | 95.6 | 15 | 2021/3/22 | UNITAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) | Canada | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Soyuz-2.1b | 2021-022J | 47940 | Perform multi-spectral observations in the visible and near-infrared bands in order to detect and monitor aerosols in the upper atmosphere. | JMSatcat/5_21 | https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/content/-/article/elsa-d | ||||
| 637 | DubaiSat-2 | DubaiSat-2 | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology (EIAST) | Government | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 585 | 603 | 1.29E-03 | 97.8 | 96.56 | 300 | 360.00 | 2013/11/21 | 5 | Satrec Initiative | South Korea | Dombarovsky Air Base | Dnepr | 2013-066D | 39419 | Second in series. | SC - ASCR | http://www.eiast.ae/default.aspx?options={a93e7034-0baa-4e2b-be21-721a4b6feb8e}&view=Article&layout=Article&itemId=160&id=257 | |
| 743 | FalconEye-2 | FalconEye-2 | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Defense Ministry | Military | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 597 | 599 | 1.44E-04 | 97.9 | 96.7 | 1,180 | 2020/12/2 | 5 | Airbus Defense and Space/Thales Alenia Space | France/UK/Germany/Spain | Guiana Space Center | Soyuz ST-A | 2020-090A | 47226 | Extremely high resolution imagery for UAE. | ZARYA 2020 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/12/02/soyuz-rocket-launches-emirati-reconnaissance-satellite-after-lengthy-delay/ | ||
| 868 | Ghalib | Ghalib | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Marshall Intec | Government | Earth Observation | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 520 | 533 | 9.43E-04 | 97.5 | 95.1 | 3 | 2021/6/30 | AIVT by ISISSpace | United Arab Emirates | Cape Canaveral | Falcon 9 | 2021-059CM | 48962 | Space-based tracking of falcon migration. | JMSatcat/9_21 | https://www.nanosats.eu/sat/ghalib | ||||
| 1354 | KhalifaSat | KhalifaSat | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology (EIAST) | Government | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 597 | 616 | 1.36E-03 | 97.8 | 96.8 | 330 | 2018/10/29 | Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center | United Arab Emirates | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2018-084F | 43676 | First observation satellite built in the UAE. | JMSatcat/11_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/10/29/japan-launches-satellite-to-study-human-causes-of-climate-change/ | |||
| 1608 | MeznSat | MeznSat | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Masdar Institute of Science and Technology | Civil | Earth Observation | Earth Science | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 544 | 567 | 1.66E-03 | 97.7 | 95.8 | 5 | 2020/9/28 | 3 | Masdar Institute of Science and Technology | United Arab Emirates | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Soyuz-2.1b | 2020-068D | 46489 | Measure CO2 and methane in the atmosphere. | JMSatcat/12_20 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/09/29/soyuz-launches-with-22-satellites/ | ||
| 1678 | Nayif-1 (Emirates Oscar 88, EO88) | Nayif-1 | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre/American University of Sharjah | Civil | Communications/Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 496 | 507 | 8.00E-04 | 97.5 | 94.6 | 2 | 2017/2/15 | Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre/American University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV XL | 2017-008BX | 42017 | Student project, amateur radio. | JMSatCat9_17 | http://www.arrl.org/news/nayif-1-amateur-radio-satellite-transmits-message-from-dubai-s-ruler | ||||
| 5117 | Thuraya 2 | Thuraya 2 | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Thuraya Satellite Communications | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 44.13 | 35,764 | 35,807 | 5.10E-04 | 2.99 | 1436.07 | 5,250 | 3,200 | 11,000.00 | 2003/6/10 | 12 | Hughes Space and Communications Co. | USA | Sea Launch Odyssey | Zenit 3SL | 2003-026A | 27825 | Capacity for 13,750 simultaneous calls; voice, fax, data transmissions from/to mobile telephones; Middle East, North and Central Africa, Europe, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. | JM/12_08 | http://www.thuraya.com/corporate/newsroom/2003/thuraya2-launched.htm | ||
| 5118 | Thuraya 3 | Thuraya 3 | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Thuraya Satellite Communications | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 98.6 | 35,766 | 35,807 | 4.86E-04 | 5.84 | 1436.1 | 5,180 | 2008/1/15 | 12 | Boeing Satellite Systems | USA | Sea Launch Odyssey | Zenit 3SL | 2008-001A | 32404 | Mobile phone communication in eastern Asia, Middle East, Australia. | JM/12_08 | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx651.html | ||||
| 5307 | Yahsat-1A (Y1A) | Yahsat-1A | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (YAHSAT) | Military/Commercial | Communications | GEO | 52.5 | 35,743 | 35,823 | 9.49E-04 | 0.04 | 1435.92 | 5,953 | 2011/4/22 | 15 | Astrium/Thales Alenia Space | France | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 | 2011-016B | 37393 | First of two identical satellites; Ku, Ka, and C-band transponders. Direct-to-home television programming, secure Ka-band communications for military and government in UAE. | SC - ASCR | http://www.yahsat.ae/ | ||||
| 5308 | Yahsat-1B (Y1B) | Yahsat-1B | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (YAHSAT) | Military/Commercial | Communications | GEO | 47.6 | 35,780 | 35,791 | 1.30E-04 | 0 | 1436.07 | 6,000 | 2012/4/23 | Astrium/Thales Alenia Space | France | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Proton M | 2012-016A | 38245 | Second of two identical satellites; Ku, Ka, and C-band transponders. Direct-to-home television programming, secure Ka-band communications for military and government in UAE. | JM/7_12 | http://www.spaceflightnow.com/proton/y1b/status.html |
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