Geostationary
ES'HAIL 1
National / Commercial Communications · Es'hailSat / Qatar
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Qatar's first communications satellite, part of the Es'hailSat constellation bringing sovereign satellite communications to the Gulf nation. Es'hail-1 provides Ku and Ka-band services for Qatari government communications, broadcasting of Al Jazeera and other Qatari media across the Middle East, and commercial broadband. Qatar's satellite ambitions reflect its broader strategy of becoming a regional media, communications, and technological hub.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,235–22,247 mi (35,784–35,804 km)
- Inclination
- 0.1°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 39233
- Int’l designator
- 2013-044A
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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