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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Ali Hasan Banimalek will serve as Deputy Program Manager and Platform Lead for the Thuraya 4-NGS PMO.
The Thuraya 4-NGS PMO will serve as the primary liaison between Airbus and Yahsat’s headquarters to ensure smooth on-time delivery.
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) has established a Program Management Office (PMO) for Thuraya 4-NGS.
The Thuraya 4-NGS PMO will oversee the design, assembly, integration, and testing phases of the satellite subsystems and focus on timely delivery of the spacecraft for launch in late 2023.
Thuraya 4-NGS is an L-band satellite being built by Airbus.
Thuraya 4-NGS was announced in August of 2020 as part of a $500,000,000 program to transform Thuraya’s space and ground systems and enable the company’s next-generation products and solutions portfolio.
A separate team of engineers under the supervision of the Thuraya 4-NGS PMO will receive on-the-job training and knowledge transfer on the all-electric Airbus Eurostar Neo Platform.
Airbus Defence and Space won the contract to build the Thuraya-4 NGS satellite for Yahsat.
Yahsat signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the Thuraya-4 NGS satellite that includes an option for a second identical satellite, Thuraya-5 NGS.
Thuraya-5 NGS is an option on the Thuraya-4 NGS contract and Yahsat is sizing the market and building a business plan for shareholder approval.
Thuraya-4 NGS will provide voice and data connectivity over the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Central Asia.
Yahsat plans to spend approximately $500,000,000 to build and launch Thuraya-4 NGS.
Yahsat acquired mobile satellite services provider Thuraya Telecommunications two years before mid-October 2020.
Yahsat Group monitors low Earth orbit satellite developments while maintaining geostationary satellite operations within Thuraya.
Thuraya operates geostationary satellites.
Thuraya-4 NGS will be built on an Airbus Eurostar Neo satellite platform with a 12-meter L-band antenna and a payload processor that can adjust power levels for 250 communications beams.
Thuraya-4 NGS will replace Thuraya-2, which launched in 2003 and is five years past its 12-year design life.
Yahsat will spend around $500,000,000 to build and launch Thuraya-4 NGS, refresh Thuraya’s ground network, and update Thuraya’s suite of mobile communications products.
Thuraya-4 NGS will weigh more than 5,000 kg and be built to last more than 15 years.
A decision on whether to exercise the Thuraya-5 NGS option will wait until Thuraya has a strong business plan in place for serving the Asia-Pacific market.