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Arabsat

SA
commercialFounded 1976
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
www.Arabsat.com
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Arabsat will participate in the CABSAT Exhibition 2021 “Satellite MENA 2021” from 2021-10-26 to 28, 2021 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Mentioned as: ArabsatTechnical ProductOct 25, 2021On The Show Floor: Arabsat To Attend CABSAT Exhibition 2021

The Arabsat Board of Directors selected H.E. Eng. Haitham Al-Ohali as Chairman on Wednesday, 2021-08-25.

Mentioned as: ArabsatNarrative GeneralSep 6, 2021A New CEO At Arabsat

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.

Mentioned as: ArabsatOrg RelationshipAug 30, 2021Arabsat Selects AXESS Teleport For C-Band Connectivity Via The ARABSAT-5A Satellite

ARABSAT selected AXESS Networks based on AXESS’ infrastructure and operational experience delivering services to the region.

Mentioned as: ARABSATTechnical ProductAug 30, 2021Arabsat Selects AXESS Teleport For C-Band Connectivity Via The ARABSAT-5A Satellite

ARABSAT and AXESS Networks are establishing an Appendix C-Band Network that includes an antenna system equipped with the latest technology.

Mentioned as: ARABSATOrg RelationshipAug 30, 2021Arabsat Selects AXESS Teleport For C-Band Connectivity Via The ARABSAT-5A Satellite

Arabsat-1A, the first Arabsat satellite, was built by Alcatel Alenia in 1985.

Mentioned as: ArabsatNarrative GeneralFeb 2, 2021UPDATE 1: A Swarm Smile + UK Space Policy Maneuvering + Nilesat’s Newbie

Talia acquired an additional Ka-band spot beam on Arabsat 5C at 20°E for coverage across the Levant region.

Mentioned as: ArabsatOrg RelationshipNov 12, 2020Talia Acquires Arabsat 5C Ka-Band Beam

Airbus Defence & Space announced orders in 2020 to sell one satellite to Arabsat of Saudi Arabia.

Mentioned as: ArabsatTechnical ProductNov 9, 2020Satellite manufacturers remain upbeat about market in spite of challenges presented by pandemic

Airbus Defence and Space won the contract to build the Badr-8 satellite for Arabsat.

Mentioned as: ArabsatOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2020C-band bonanza bails out sluggish year for satellite orders

Arabsat awarded Airbus a contract in August to build the BADR-8 satellite to provide C- and Ku-band coverage over Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

Mentioned as: ArabsatOrg RelationshipOct 2, 2020Momentus forges agreements with Skykraft and Mecano ID

Optus, Yahsat and Arabsat each ordered a satellite from Airbus in 2020, and Hispasat ordered a satellite from Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: ArabsatOrg RelationshipSep 17, 2020Intelsat taps Maxar for fifth C-band satellite, capping order spree

Arabsat plans to spend $300,000,000 on the manufacture, launch, insurance, and ground infrastructure for the satellite Badr-8.

Mentioned as: ArabsatOrg RelationshipAug 18, 2020Arabsat orders all-electric Airbus satellite

Arabsat ordered a geostationary communications satellite from Airbus Defence and Space on 2022-08-18.

Mentioned as: ArabsatOrg RelationshipAug 18, 2020Arabsat orders all-electric Airbus satellite

Badr-8 should take four to five months to reach geostationary orbit depending on the launch vehicle selected by Arabsat.

Mentioned as: ArabsatTechnical ProductAug 18, 2020Arabsat orders all-electric Airbus satellite

Global Eagle’s top unsecured creditors include SES ($26,600,000), Intelsat ($9,800,000), Yahsat ($3,600,000), Hughes Network Systems ($3,100,000), Telesat ($2,500,000), Arabsat ($1,000,000), and AsiaSat ($960,000).

Mentioned as: arabsatNarrative GeneralJul 22, 2020Global Eagle files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Arabsat-6A and SaudiGeoSat-1/Hellas Sat-4 were the other two commercial LM2100 satellites built at a loss and are two Arabsat spacecraft.

Mentioned as: ArabsatNarrative GeneralFeb 19, 2020Lockheed Martin lost $410 million on latest three commercial satellite orders

Arabsat-6A and SaudiGeoSat-1/Hellas Sat-4 were expected to launch in 2018 but instead launched in 2019 following manufacturing and launch vehicle delays.

Mentioned as: ArabsatTechnical ProductFeb 19, 2020Lockheed Martin lost $410 million on latest three commercial satellite orders

SpaceX previously used the same payload fairing on the Arabsat-6A Falcon Heavy launch in April 2019.

Mentioned as: ArabsatNarrative GeneralNov 11, 2019SpaceX launches second batch of Starlink broadband satellites

Brand protection company MarkMonitor released a report on 2019-09-16 finding that content pirated by an organization called beoutQ was being broadcast via Arabsat.

Mentioned as: ArabsatNarrative GeneralSep 18, 2019Inmarsat buyout clears CFIUS review • iDirect buys Glowlink • FIFA blames Arabsat for enabling piracy

Arabsat chose the Falcon Heavy for Arabsat-6A to extend the satellite’s operational life beyond the typical 15 years for a geostationary communications satellite.

Mentioned as: ArabsatTechnical ProductApr 11, 2019Falcon Heavy sends first commercial satellite into orbit
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