Weak signal · 5 July 2026, 04:45 UTC
Gulf/Turkey GEO fleet moves: two sovereign-adjacent operators picked non-domestic vendors this…
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Yahsat/Space42 (Mubadala-owned) selected SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch Al Yah 4 (2027) and Al Yah 5 (2028), built by Airbus DS on the Eurostar Neo bus — SpaceX capturing launch business even from a non-aligned Gulf sovereign operator. Separately, Es'hailSat (Qatar) signed a strategic partnership with Türksat and a build contract with Thales Alenia Space for "Es'hail-3/Türksat-Biruni," a Ka-band HTS GEO satellite at 50°E (Space INSPIRE platform) targeting Europe/Africa/Central Asia/Middle East coverage — both ~June 30–July 1, outside the strict push window but relevant GEO-capacity-competition context in SES's core coverage regions.
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