| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Yahsat-1A (Y1A) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | United Arab Emirates |
| Operator/Owner | Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (YAHSAT) |
| Users | Military/Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 52.5 |
| Perigee (km) | 35743 |
| Apogee (km) | 35823 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000948924157236733 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.04 |
| Period (minutes) | 1435.92 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 5953 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 22-04-2011 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Astrium/Thales Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 |
| COSPAR Number | 2011-016B |
| NORAD Number | 37393 |
| Comments | 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. |