LA PLATA, Maryland — UAE-based Space42, its large Thuraya 4 L-band mobile communications satellite safely on the way to its position in geostationary orbit, can now set its sights on a a planned LEO constellation to provide direct-to-device (D2D) and IoT services starting later this decade.
The immediate role of Thuraya 4, to operate at 44 degrees east, is to provide services to the UAE government, which has committed to a 15-year, $799-million Thuraya 4 capacity lease once the satellite enters operations. The Thuraya . . .
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