Abu Dhabi – Yahsat announced the manufacturing and launch partners for the Company’s recently announced third satellite, Al Yah 3, set to be launched in Q4 2016. This third satellite, within a decade of operation by Yahsat, extends the company’s commercial Ka-band coverage to an additional 17 countries and 600 million users across Africa and Brazil. Al Yah 3 In line with Yahsat’s strategy of working with the world’s leading organisations and positioning the … [Read more...] about Yahsat announces partners
Stéphane Israël
ABS-2 satellite launched successfully
Kourou, French Guiana – ABS has announced that the ABS-2 satellite was successfully launched into space at 18:30 Kourou (9:30pm UTC) on February 6. The satellite was launched on an Ariane ECA launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Space port in Kourou. ABS-2 was manufactured by Space Systems/Loral (SSL). The highly sophisticated multi-mission satellite features up to 89 … [Read more...] about ABS-2 satellite launched successfully
