طيبة 1
Nilesat 301 supplements connectivity services across Egypt and other countries along the Nile provided by Tiba 1, Egypt’s first government satellite that launched in 2019.
Airbus procured the TIBA-1 satellite’s launch on behalf of the government of Egypt.
Thales Alenia Space and Airbus co-built the 5,600-kilogram TIBA-1 satellite, with Airbus supplying the bus and Thales Alenia Space providing the Ka-band payload.
An Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket launched on 2019-11-26 from the Guiana Space Center at 4:23 p.m. Eastern carrying Egypt’s TIBA-1 satellite and Inmarsat’s GX-5 satellite.
TIBA-1 is designed to provide connectivity across Egypt and other countries along the Nile River.
Airbus received telemetry from TIBA-1 indicating the satellite is healthy in orbit.