عرب سات
Arabsat, the Arab Satellite Communications Organization, is a leading communications satellite operator in the Arab world, headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1976 by the Arab League, it owns and operates multiple satellites in geostationary orbit, delivering telecommunications, broadcasting, and broadband services. Arabsat partners with various organizations, including ZainTech, Loft Orbital, Thales Alenia Space, and Marlink, to expand its service offerings, including cloud services, LEO infrastructure, and advanced satellite technologies.
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Arabsat BADR-8 features increased payload capacity and more efficient power and thermal control systems.
The Airbus Eurostar Neo Arabsat BADR-8 satellite features electric orbit-raising technology.
Arabsat’s Badr-6 payload was shut off for a few hours on 2023-02-06 to preserve power and fuel at its geostationary orbital slot.
Arabsat engineers quickly transferred customers from Badr-6 to other Arabsat satellites operating at 26 degrees east, resulting in minimal customer disruption.
Badr-6, also known as Arabsat 4AR, has 24 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders for primarily providing video broadcasting services and supporting telephony and data transmissions.
SpaceX is slated to launch Badr-8 in May on a Falcon 9 to replace and expand Arabsat’s C-band and Ku-band capacity at 26 degrees east.
Arabsat plans to order a Ka-band high throughput satellite before the end of the year for a launch in 2025 or 2026.
Arabsat is in talks to buy Ka-band capacity in the Middle East and Africa from another operator.
Arabsat will showcase services related to Badr-8 that are scheduled to launch in early 2023.
Hadi Alhassani, Arabsat’s vice president and chief strategy officer, considers flexible GEO satellites the answer to competition from LEO constellations as of 2022-03-21.
On 2022-04-29 Arabsat signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space for Arabsat 7A, which Thales Alenia Space will build on its Space Inspire platform.
ARABSAT and Thales Alenia Space have signed a contract for Thales Alenia Space to build ARABSAT-7A as a fully flexible Software-Defined Satellite based on the Space Inspire platform.
Arabsat 7A will replace the bulk of the existing C- and Ku-band capacity at 30.5° East currently provided by Arabsat 5A.
Arabsat has ordered its first fully software-defined geostationary satellite to provide flexible coverage across the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Europe.
ARABSAT-7A will offer high-throughput Ku-band capacity to support ARABSAT’s expansion of services across the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Europe.
Arabsat collaborated with Globecast in Asia to upgrade the broadcast of the CGTN-Arabic TV channel to high-definition (HD).
The Arabsat Board of Directors selected H.E. Eng. Haitham Al-Ohali as Chairman on Wednesday, 2021-08-25.
ARABSAT selected AXESS Networks based on AXESS’ infrastructure and operational experience delivering services to the region.
ARABSAT and AXESS Networks are establishing an Appendix C-Band Network that includes an antenna system equipped with the latest technology.
ARABSAT selected AXESS Networks to provide connectivity and teleport services on the Appendix 30B C-Band space segment on-board the ARABSAT-5A satellite at an orbital location of 30.5°E.