{"id":44811,"date":"2026-07-02T05:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T05:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/44811\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T05:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T05:28:17","slug":"thales-alenia-space-builds-software-defined-satellite-for-qatars-eshailsat-broadband-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/44811\/","title":{"rendered":"Thales Alenia Space Builds Software-Defined Satellite for Qatar&#8217;s Es\u2019hailSat Broadband Connectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced the signing of a contract with Es\u2019hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, to develop a new generation software-defined satellite based on the Space INSPIRE (INstant SPace In-orbit REconfiguration) platform by Thales Alenia Space.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tNamed Eshail-3\/T\u00fcrksat-Biruni, this satellite will offer high-speed broadband connectivity services across Europe, Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East, shared with Turkish satellite operator T\u00fcrksat.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inarticlemodule\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3O6vm9O\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"k2_lazy k2_lazy_small\" data-loaded=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026_campaign_1_728.jpg\" src-small=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 728 90\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" alt=\"Comarch\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"k2_lazy k2_lazy_small\" data-loaded=\"false\" src-small=\"\/img\/images\/Comarch\/2026_campaign_1\/2026_campaign_1_150.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 300 150\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Comarch\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tEshail-3\/T\u00fcrksat-Biruni will rely on Space INSPIRE, a highly flexible and fully software-defined solution offering instant in-orbit adjustment to broadband connectivity demands, while optimizing the use of satellite resources. Es\u2019hailSat will leverage the satellite\u2019s flexibility to offer enhanced communications services throughout its lifespan in orbit.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tAs prime contractor, Thales Alenia Space is responsible for the design, manufacturing, testing, and on-ground delivery of the satellite, as well as for the ground segment and associated services.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThey support the development of our product line:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Space INSPIRE product line was developed with the help of French space agency CNES and the Programme d\u2019Investissements d\u2019Avenir (PIA). Several components from European companies for the product line also had support from the European Space Agency (ESA) via two ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) programs (Competitiveness &amp; Growth and the Partnership Project, Novacom II) within the ESA Connectivity and Secure Communications directorate. The UK Space Agency supported the development of the electrical propulsion module.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\tAli Ahmed Al-Kuwari, President and CEO at Es\u2019hailSat<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\tThe signing of this contract with Thales Alenia Space marks a defining moment for Es\u2019hailSat and for Qatar\u2019s ambitions as a leading satellite service provider. Eshail-3\/T\u00fcrksat-Biruni will not only expand our coverage and capabilities into new strategic markets, but also strengthen the resilience and independence of Qatar\u2019s communications infrastructure. We look forward to working closely with our industrial partner, Thales Alenia Space, to deliver high-performing communications services to our customers<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\tHerv\u00e9 Derrey, President and CEO of Thales Alenia Space<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\tI would like to express my gratitude to Es\u2019hailSat for putting its trust in our company. Today\u2019s contract is significant for Thales Alenia Space as it recognizes our ability to offer an innovative, fully digitalized telecommunications satellite that can be reprogrammed in orbit, along with the capability to integrate hosted payloads serving both commercial and governmental requirements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced the signing of a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13059],"tags":[30238,30237,5719],"class_list":["post-44811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-thales","tag-broadband-connectivity","tag-software-defined-satellite","tag-thales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}