Sep 8, 2021
SpaceX wins contract to launch Yahsat’s Thuraya 4-NGS satellite
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: satellites
Updated 2:45 p.m. Eastern clarify selection process.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Yahsat has selected SpaceX to launch its next-generation Thuraya mobile connectivity satellite in 2,023 the companies announced Sept. 8.
A Falcon 9 will launch the Thuraya 4-NGS satellite, being built by Airbus Defence and Space for UAE-based Yahsat, in the second half of 2023. The companies did not disclose terms of the launch contract.