Es'hailSat
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| Headquarters | Doha, Qatar |
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Key people
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Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari, Chief Executive Officer |
| Website | 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 company Eutelsat,[4] thought Es'hailSat owned a majority stake in the satellite and launch.[5]
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Fleet
Es'hail 1
Es'hail 1, the first and only 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
Besides Es'hail 1, the company has also placed an order for a second satellite, Es'hail 2, which will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the latter half of 2016.[10] Es'hail 2 is contracted to be built by Japan's Mitsubishi Electric company, and will operate at 26 degrees East longitude along a geostationary orbit[11] to provide direct-to-home television services in the Middle East and North Africa region.
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