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Fibersat

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Fibersat
Company typePrivate
IndustryCommunications
Founded2013
FounderYen Choi Christof Kern
Headquarters
Luxembourg
Area served
Africa, Middle East
Number of employees
5-20
Websitewww.fibersat.com

Fibersat is a communications satellite operator in Africa, and the Middle East, headquartered in Luxembourg. Fibersat intends to launch its first satellite Fibersat-1 in 2018.

History

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Fibersat was established in 2013 by Yen Choi and Christof Kern. In 2015, Fibersat announced a hosted payload agreement with Arabsat on one of the upcoming launches.[1] Fibersat has fully funded its first hosted payload and has signed multiyear contracts of up to 10 years in duration.[2]

Coverage

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Fibersat-1 intends to provide coverage across Africa and the Middle East.

Services

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Fleet

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Upcoming

  • Fibersat-1

Fibersat 1 is a Ka-band High Throughput Satellite (HTS) with multiple spot beams across Africa and the Middle East. The target launch date is Q3, 2018.

References

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  1. ^ "Fibersat Signs Hosted Payload Deal with Arabsat - Via Satellite -". 14 September 2015.
  2. ^ "New HTS Tech the Key to Fibersat Hosted Payload - Via Satellite -". 8 October 2015.