Es'hailSat explained

Qatar Satellite Company - Es'hailSat
Hq Location City:Doha, Qatar
Key People:Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari, Chief Executive Officer
Homepage:http://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

See 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Satnews Publishers: Daily Satellite News. www.satnews.com. 2016-03-28.
  2. Web site: Es'hailSat attends CABSAT expo in Dubai. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com. 2016-03-29. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311182453/http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/373481/es-hailsat-attends-cabsat-expo-in-dubai. 2016-03-11.
  3. Web site: Es'hailSat outlines future plans » Digital TV Europe. www.digitaltveurope.net. 2016-03-29.
  4. Web site: Qatar launches into space its first satellite, Sohail 1. 2013-08-31. Fox News Latino. en-US. 2016-03-29.
  5. Web site: 8 things to know about Qatar's first satellite: Sohail 1. Qatar. JustHere. JustHere. 2016-03-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107002638/http://www.justhere.qa/2013/08/8-things-to-know-about-qatars-first-satellite-sohail-1/. 2017-11-07. dead.
  6. Web site: Arqiva supports Es'hailSat distribution. advanced-television.com. 12 March 2014 . 2016-03-29.
  7. Web site: Es'hailSat showcasing Es'hail-1 at Dubai expo. Gulf-Times. 7 March 2016 . 2016-03-29.
  8. Web site: Arabian Aerospace - Qatar's Es'hailSat and Eutelsat select Arianespace for launch. www.arabianaerospace.aero. 2016-03-29.
  9. Web site: Ariane rocket launches Asia-Pacific telecoms satellites. spacedaily.com. 2016-03-29.
  10. News: SpaceX on Twitter. Twitter. 2018-10-17. en.
  11. News: SpaceX on Twitter. Twitter. 2018-11-15. en.
  12. Web site: SpaceX selected for launch of Qatari satellite – Spaceflight Now. Clark. Stephen. 2016-03-28.

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