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Turksat is a Turkish satellite operator providing communication and broadcasting services. It owns and operates a fleet of satellites, including communication and earth observation satellites, serving regions like the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Turksat partners with companies like Eutelsat and Hughes to enhance its services, such as in-flight connectivity, and works with Turkish companies like ULAK on projects like 5G-enabled smart transportation. The company's activities contribute to Turkey's growing role in space, including efforts to establish a national satellite brand.
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Es’hailSat plans to use Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni to enhance service continuity, capacity, and resilience for customers.
Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni will provide coverage across the Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Central Asia, and surrounding maritime regions.
Thales Alenia Space will serve as prime contractor for Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni.
Es’hailSat selected Thales Alenia Space to design and build the Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni telecommunications satellite for geostationary orbit.
Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni is engineered for a planned operational life of about 15 years in geostationary orbit.
Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni is planned to support broadcast television, telecom services, government communications, mobility and maritime connectivity, enterprise VSAT links, and remote connectivity.
Türksat will use its share of Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni capacity to expand broadband and media services in its home markets.
Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni will be shared with Turkish operator Türksat.
Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni will use Thales Alenia Space’s Space Inspire software-defined platform.
Turkey and Qatar will jointly develop and expand the Es’hail-3/Turksat-Biruni satellite project.
Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni is intended to let Es’hailSat maintain advanced communications services throughout the satellite’s operational life.
Thales Alenia Space will serve as prime contractor for Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni and handle its design, manufacturing, testing, ground delivery, ground segment, and associated services.
State-backed Turksat and Qatar-based Es’hailSat will collaborate on capacity sharing and long-term commercial growth for the satellite project.
Turksat and Es’hailSat will jointly evaluate their satellite assets, ground infrastructure, distribution networks, and customer portfolios.
The satellite will be named Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni.
Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni will provide high-speed broadband connectivity across Europe, Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East.
Thales Alenia Space will build the Es’hail-3/Turksat-Biruni satellite.
Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni will be operated in collaboration with Turkish satellite operator Türksat.
Qatar will fund the Es’hail-3/Turksat-Biruni satellite project.
The Es’hail-3/Turksat-Biruni satellite project is intended to improve broadband and mobility coverage across the Middle East and North Africa.