| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Yahsat-1B (Y1B) |
| 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) | 47.6 |
| Perigee (km) | 35780 |
| Apogee (km) | 35791 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000130469333776138 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.07 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 6000 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 23-04-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | Astrium/Thales Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Proton M |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-016A |
| NORAD Number | 38245 |
| Comments | 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. |