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Es’hailSat established partnerships with EgyptSat, Saudi Netlink, and Nilesat to enhance service delivery and training.
The first stage booster that failed previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and 15 Starlink missions.
Hughes Network Systems is working with Nilesat to deliver internet access to rural areas in Egypt.
The first stage booster supporting the March mission is flying for the 19th time and previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and 11 Starlink missions.
Nilesat’s chairman Major General Sameh Qata is committed to expanding partnerships with regional satellite operators.
Nilesat operates more than 1,000 channels beaming mostly free-to-air broadcasts over the MENA region.
Nilesat was established in 1996 and is primarily owned by the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) public broadcaster.
Booster B1062 previously supported 16 missions, including GPS III SV04, GPS III SV05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and nine Starlink missions.
The Nilesat Tier 4 certification is the 53rd certification issued under the WTA Teleport Certification Program since the program launched at IBC 2015.
The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and seven Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, and seven Starlink missions.
The first stage booster supporting the OneWeb 17 mission previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, and seven Starlink missions.
The 2022-12-28 Falcon 9 booster previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, and Nilesat 301, and it has supported six Starlink missions in total.
The Falcon 9 booster that supported the Nilesat 301 launch had previously supported six earlier SpaceX launches, including two missions to the International Space Station and missions carrying GPS navigation and Starlink broadband satellites.
SpaceX launched Nilesat 301 to geosynchronous transfer orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket at 5:04 p.m. Eastern on 2022-06-09 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Nilesat 301 will use onboard chemical propulsion to start its journey to its final orbit within days after its 2022-06-09 launch.
Nilesat 301 is a roughly 4,000-kilogram communications satellite operated by Egyptian operator Nilesat.
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.
Nilesat 201 was launched in 2010 and is expected to run out of fuel in 2028.
Nilesat 301 will eventually replace the Thales Alenia Space-built Nilesat 201.