Thuraya Telecommunications, based in the UAE and now the satellite mobility arm of Space42, is a mobile satellite service (MSS) provider. Operating geostationary satellites, Thuraya delivers voice, data, and broadband services across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia via its L-band network. Key products include satellite phones, broadband terminals, and IoT solutions, serving sectors like maritime, energy, government, and emergency response and partners like Cobham Satcom, and customers like government agencies and NGO's.
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Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC selected Cobham SATCOM to deliver a comprehensive mobile broadband system, including ground infrastructure and products, for its Thuraya 4-NGS system.
Thuraya 4‑NGS employs the latest satellite communications technologies to expand Thuraya’s coverage across Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa.
Airbus Defence and Space is building the Thuraya 4-NGS satellite for UAE-based Yahsat.
Thuraya 4-NGS will replace two existing Boeing-built Thuraya satellites that provide L-band mobile voice and data services from Europe to the Asia-Pacific region.
Yahsat reserved the option to exercise Thuraya 5-NGS only after developing a strong business plan for serving the Asia-Pacific region.
Yahsat plans to launch Thuraya 4‑NGS in the second half of 2023.
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat) selected SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to launch Thuraya 4‑NGS.
The Thuraya 4-NGS contract announced in August 2020 included an option for a second satellite, Thuraya 5-NGS.
A Falcon 9 will launch the Thuraya 4-NGS satellite in the second half of 2023.
Yahsat selected Airbus to develop Thuraya 4-NGS in 2020 and completed a preliminary design review in June 2021.
Yahsat selected SpaceX to launch its Thuraya 4-NGS mobile connectivity satellite in 2023.
Land, maritime, and aero customers across government, consumer, and enterprise segments will receive higher and more constant data speeds above 1 Mbps from Thuraya 4-NGS.
Thuraya 4-NGS will offer optimized usage of capacity through improved dynamic resource allocation to optimize network and overall service quality.
Thuraya 4-NGS is expected to launch in the second half of 2023.
Yahsat selected the Spanish group GMV to supply the Spacecraft Control and Flight Dynamics Systems for Thuraya 4-NGS.
Thuraya 4-NGS will add capabilities across product lines such as maritime, IoT, and data solutions and will offer a wide spectrum of throughput capabilities and high market-leading speeds while reinforcing Thuraya’s strengths in the MSS voice market.
Yahsat holds an option with Airbus to build Thuraya 5-NGS, an additional satellite identical to Thuraya 4-NGS.
Yahsat’s program to build Thuraya 4-NGS entails a complete overhaul of Thuraya’s space and ground platforms to enable new services, products, and solutions across a greater coverage area.
Yahsat’s Thuraya 4-NGS project reinforces Airbus Defence and Space’s position as a leading provider of electric propulsion geostationary satellites.
Yahsat’s committed investment for the Thuraya next-generation program to date is well over $500,000,000.