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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 is planned for launch in the second half of 2023 with operations commencing in 2024.
Airbus Defence and Space is building the Thuraya 4-NGS satellite for Yahsat’s Thuraya mobile voice and data connectivity subsidiary.
Thuraya 4-NGS is slated to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in the second half of 2023.
Yahsat has selected Cobham SATCOM to build the ground system for the Thuraya 4-NGS satellite.
Yahsat expects Thuraya 4-NGS to generate $47,000,000 a year in revenue over its 15-year design life after coming into service in 2024.
A Falcon 9 will launch the Thuraya 4-NGS satellite in the second half of 2023.
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 selected Airbus to develop Thuraya 4-NGS in 2020 and completed a preliminary design review in June 2021.
Thuraya 4‑NGS employs the latest satellite communications technologies to expand Thuraya’s coverage across Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa.
Yahsat reserved the option to exercise Thuraya 5-NGS only after developing a strong business plan for serving the Asia-Pacific region.
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.
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 offer optimized usage of capacity through improved dynamic resource allocation to optimize network and overall service quality.
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 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’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.