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The Oman-Astranis partnership aligns with Oman Vision 2040’s goal to establish the Sultanate as a regional hub for secure geospatial intelligence and communications.
The Astranis MicroGEO satellite will expand satellite broadband capacity in key Middle East markets for governments, enterprises, and communities.
Astranis signed a nine-figure contract with MB Group to provide Oman’s first dedicated communications satellite.
The contract for the Astranis MicroGEO satellite is a nine-figure contract and is part of a $200 million investment by MB Group in sovereign connectivity.
Astranis signed a nine-figure contract with MB Group on January 26, 2026 to build Oman's first dedicated communications satellite.
Oman is procuring a dedicated satellite from Astranis to obtain a private, secure communications network under its control.
The contracted Astranis satellite will provide dedicated bandwidth for Omani national interests outside the control of global telecommunications conglomerates.
The Astranis MicroGEO satellite will support Oman’s digital infrastructure as part of the Oman Vision 2040 development plan.
Astranis is building a new satellite for Oman.
Astranis purchased a dedicated Falcon 9 for its Block 3 mission a year before the announcement.
Astranis’ Satellite-as-a-Service model enables smaller nations to deploy a dedicated 400 kilogram geostationary satellite for a fraction of the cost of traditional three-ton spacecraft.
The Astranis MicroGEO satellite is set to launch on the Astranis Block 3 mission later this year.
The dedicated Astranis MicroGEO satellite will provide sovereign control for Oman.
By owning capacity and controlling encryption on a dedicated Astranis satellite, Oman will ensure continuity of vital services and national security communications without being subject to the data-sharing policies or kill switches of foreign-owned megaconstellations.
Other customers on the Astranis Block 3 launch are Thaicom of Thailand and APCO of Mexico.
Astranis announced the satellite deal in Oman with leaders from MB Group and officials from the Oman Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology.
Astranis’s Block 3 satellite for MB Group is planned to move from contract to operations in months rather than years.
On January 26, 2026, Oman’s MB Group and Astranis Space Technologies Corp. signed a nine-figure agreement for the procurement of a dedicated sovereign communications satellite.
Astranis Block 3 was originally targeted for launch in 2025 but has been pushed to 2026.
MB Group, Oman’s largest oil and gas conglomerate, has ordered an Astranis MicroGEO satellite to provide dedicated communications in Oman.