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01 September 2013

Qatar’s First Satellite Operator Engineers

Es’hail-1 was launched in August 2013 and here Thani Al Malki, one of Qatar’s first satellite operator engineers talks about his part in the program.

01 August 2013

Qatar Enters Space Age With Launch of Es’hail 1

Today, August 29th 2013 was a monumental day for Es’hailSat and the State of Qatar as we witnessed the successful launch into space of Es’hail-1

01 July 2013

Es’hailSat Opens Satellite Capacity Management Centre

Today we marked a major milestone in the Es’hail-1 satellite program with the official opening of our Capacity Management Centre (CMC) in Doha, Qatar.

01 February 2013

Qatar’s First Satellite Engineers Graduate

Four young engineers today became the first to complete Es’hailSat’s intensive satellite training program managed by Space Systems Loral in Palo Alto.

01 September 2012

Building Qatar’s First Satellite

Es’hailSat contracted with Space Systems/Loral to build Qatar’s first satellite called Es’hail-1.

01 June 2012

The story behind the name

Es’hail is the name of a star which becomes visible in the night sky of the Middle East as summer turns to autumn.