Es'hailSat

Qatar Satellite Company - Es'hailSat
Founded2010 Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters
Doha, Qatar
Key people
Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari, Chief Executive Officer
Websitehttp://eshailsat.qa/

Es'hailSat is a Qatar-based communications satellite operator.[1] The company provides direct-to-home television with its satellite,[2] and hopes to provide further television-related services in the future.[3] The company launched the first-ever Qatar satellite – Es'hail 1 – in a collaboration with European satellite operator Eutelsat;[4] Es'hailSat owned a majority stake in the satellite and launch.[5]

Fleet

Es'hail 1

See also: Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1

Es'hail 1, the first operational satellite in Es'hailSat's fleet, provides services for companies including BeIN Sports and Al Jazeera,[6] who utilized the satellite's bandwidth for broadcasting HD TV.[7] The satellite launched aboard Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket in late 2014 and serves at the 25.5 degree East longitude.[8][9]

Es'hail 2

Main article: Es'hail 2

Besides Es'hail 1, the company has a second satellite, Es'hail 2, which launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on November 15, 2018.[10][11] Es'hail 2 was built by Japan's Mitsubishi Electric company, and operates at 26° East longitude along a geostationary orbit to provide direct-to-home television services in the Middle East and North Africa region.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Satnews Publishers: Daily Satellite News". www.satnews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  2. ^ "Es'hailSat attends CABSAT expo in Dubai". www.thepeninsulaqatar.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  3. ^ "Es'hailSat outlines future plans » Digital TV Europe". www.digitaltveurope.net. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  4. ^ "Qatar launches into space its first satellite, Sohail 1". Fox News Latino. 2013-08-31. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  5. ^ Qatar, JustHere. "8 things to know about Qatar's first satellite: Sohail 1". JustHere. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  6. ^ "Arqiva supports Es'hailSat distribution". advanced-television.com. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  7. ^ "Es'hailSat showcasing Es'hail-1 at Dubai expo". Gulf-Times. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  8. ^ "Arabian Aerospace - Qatar's Es'hailSat and Eutelsat select Arianespace for launch". www.arabianaerospace.aero. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  9. ^ "Ariane rocket launches Asia-Pacific telecoms satellites". spacedaily.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  10. ^ "SpaceX on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  11. ^ "SpaceX on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  12. ^ Clark, Stephen. "SpaceX selected for launch of Qatari satellite – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 2016-03-28.