Es'hailSat
{{Infobox company
| name = Qatar Satellite Company - Es'hailSat
| logo = Es'hailSat Logo.svg
| founded = {{sda|2010}}
| hq_location_city = Doha, Qatar
| key_people = {{ubl
|Dr. Hessa Al Jaber (chairman)
|Ali A Al Kuwari (CEO)
}}
| homepage = {{url|http://eshailsat.qa/}}
}}
Es'hailSat is a Qatar-based communications satellite operator.{{Cite web|url=http://www.satnews.com/story.php?number=945586539|title=Satnews Publishers: Daily Satellite News|website=www.satnews.com|access-date=2016-03-28}} The company provides direct-to-home television with its satellite,{{Cite web|url=http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/373481/es-hailsat-attends-cabsat-expo-in-dubai|title=Es'hailSat attends CABSAT expo in Dubai|website=www.thepeninsulaqatar.com|access-date=2016-03-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311182453/http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/373481/es-hailsat-attends-cabsat-expo-in-dubai|archive-date=2016-03-11}} and hopes to provide further television-related services in the future.{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitaltveurope.net/509492/eshailsat-outlines-forward-plans/|title=Es'hailSat outlines future plans » Digital TV Europe|website=www.digitaltveurope.net|access-date=2016-03-29}} The company launched the first-ever Qatar satellite – Es'hail 1 – in a collaboration with European satellite operator Eutelsat;{{Cite web|url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2013/08/31/qatar-launches-into-space-its-first-satellite-sohail-1/|title=Qatar launches into space its first satellite, Sohail 1|date=2013-08-31|website=Fox News Latino|language=en-US|access-date=2016-03-29}} Es'hailSat owned a majority stake in the satellite and launch.{{Cite web|url=http://www.justhere.qa/2013/08/8-things-to-know-about-qatars-first-satellite-sohail-1/|title=8 things to know about Qatar's first satellite: Sohail 1|last=Qatar|first=JustHere|website=JustHere|access-date=2016-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107002638/http://www.justhere.qa/2013/08/8-things-to-know-about-qatars-first-satellite-sohail-1/|archive-date=2017-11-07|url-status=dead}}
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,{{Cite web|url=http://advanced-television.com/2014/03/12/arqiva-supports-eshailsat-distribution/|title=Arqiva supports Es'hailSat distribution|website=advanced-television.com|date=12 March 2014 |access-date=2016-03-29}} who utilized the satellite's bandwidth for broadcasting HD TV.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/story/483719/Es-hailSat-showcasing-Es-hail-1-at-Dubai-expo|title=Es'hailSat showcasing Es'hail-1 at Dubai expo|website=Gulf-Times|date=7 March 2016 |access-date=2016-03-29}} The satellite launched aboard Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket in late 2014 and serves at the 25.5 degree East longitude.{{Cite web|url=http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/qatar-s-es-hailsat-and-eutelsat-select-arianespace-for-launch.html|title=Arabian Aerospace - Qatar's Es'hailSat and Eutelsat select Arianespace for launch|website=www.arabianaerospace.aero|access-date=2016-03-29}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Ariane_rocket_launches_Asia-Pacific_telecoms_satellites_999.html|title=Ariane rocket launches Asia-Pacific telecoms satellites|website=spacedaily.com|access-date=2016-03-29}}
=Es'hail 2=
{{main|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.{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1062166579306102784|title=SpaceX on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-10-17|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1063179827946020864|title=SpaceX on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-11-15|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://spaceflightnow.com/2014/12/29/spacex-selected-for-launch-of-qatari-satellite/|title=SpaceX selected for launch of Qatari satellite – Spaceflight Now|last=Clark|first=Stephen|access-date=2016-03-28}}
References
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External links
- {{official|https://www.eshailsat.qa/}}
Category:Communications satellite operators
Category:Telecommunications companies of Qatar