Two satellite operators, Viasat of California and Space42 of Abu Dhabi, are involved in a joint-venture, Equatys. The pair want to build and launch up to a 2,800 satellite mega-constellation to connect “billions” of people. The Equatys joint venture was announced in September 2025, but details have emerged following the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. […]
In what the company describes as “a stabilising year”, Abu Dhabi-based satellite business Space42 has reported an 8 per cent fall in revenues for 2025. There was growth in its Space Services division but losses in its Smart Solutions segment. A report on its full year trading said that its Q4 numbers were an improvement […]
Abu Dhabi-based Space42, using its Mira Aerospace subsidiary, has flown a High Altitude Platform System (HAPS) aircraft over Spain during December 2025. The aircraft, a solar-powered version called ApusNeo18, flew from the Fuerteventura Technology Park in Spain and collected data focused on wildfire prevention and management as part of the ISSEC program, a joint venture […]
Space42, the Abu Dhabi-based satellite operator which also owns the fleet of Thuraya satellites, says its latest addition – Thuraya-4 – is now on station at 44.3 degrees East in its geostationary orbital slot following a period of testing following its launch in January 2025. Space42’s predecessor business was known as YahSat. “Launched in January […]
ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (VS-3 F2) – the second of three VS-3 Ultra-high capacity satellites – is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. It will lift off aboard an Atlas V 551 rocket provided by United Launch Alliance (ULA) in the second half of October. Once […]
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, and Dynamic Map Platform North America (DMP), the US-based subsidiary of Japan’s Dynamic Map Platform, have signed a long-term agreement to provide the HD map for General Motors’ Super Cruise advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) in the UAE. Signed during the Dubai World Congress, the agreement will enable Space42 to […]
Emirates-based Space42 and California-based Viasat have created Equatys, described as a joint-held entity, to enable global Direct-to-Device (D2D) services and evolving existing and planned Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) to a 5G network environment. Equatys will serve to unite satellite and terrestrial networks leveraging a 3GPP Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Release compliant platform accessible to standard smartphones […]
GSOA has announce the appointment of Ali Al Hashemi, CEO of Space Services at Space42, as its new Chair of the Board, alongside two new Vice Chairs: Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of SES, and Jane Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, CEO of NIGCOMSAT. GSOA represents the full satellite ecosystem, from established operators to emerging innovators across all orbits and […]
UAE-based satellite and analytics business Space42 (the Yahsat satellite and Bayanat analytics company merged in 2024) has reported a 15 per cent decline in revenues to $226 million (€193.5m) in the half-year to June 30th, citing a slowdown in signing expected contracts. Space42 confirmed that it expects to make an announcement later this year as […]
Space42, the Emirates-based SpaceTech business, has signed financing facilities worth $695.5 million (€592m), backed by Export Credit Agency guarantees to fund Space42’s two next-generation geostationary satellites Al Yah 4 and 5. The borrowings are arranged by Crédit Agricole CIB, Santander CIB, Societe Generale and Natixis and backed by Bpifrance Assurance Export. The satellites are set […]