MonacoSat S.A.M. is a regional satellite operator established in 2017 as a partnership between SSI-Monaco S.A.M. and the Government of the Principality of Monaco. It was formed to finance, contract, and operate the MonacoSat-2 series and future telecommunication satellite systems, focusing on providing services such as VHTS internet broadband. MonacoSat utilizes the 52° East orbital position and provides coverage to Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. They partner with organizations such as Thales Alenia Space and SpaceX.
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MonacoSat is close to ordering its second geostationary communications satellite and could complete the process by the end of the year.
MonacoSat is one of several new European satellite operators that have emerged in recent years alongside BulgariaSat and Belintersat, each of which operates a single geostationary satellite.
MonacoSat’s first satellite, TurkmenAlem-52E/MonacoSat, launched in 2015.
The second satellite, MonacoSat-2, will be fully software-defined and will provide communications services in Ka-band frequencies.
TurkmenAlem-52E/MonacoSat provides Ku-band coverage over Europe, the Middle East, Northern Africa, and Central Asia for television broadcasting and internet connectivity services.
The government of Turkmenistan partnered with Space Systems International — Monaco to use Monaco’s orbital slot at 52 degrees East for TurkmenAlem-52E/MonacoSat.