Al Yah Satellite Communications Company P.J.S.C. (Yahsat) was a public company listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, which provided multi-mission satellite services in more than 150 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia and Australia. The company offered voice, data, video and internet services for broadcast, Internet and VSAT users for both private and government organisations.
Corporate history
Incorporated in January 2008, the company had an aim of developing, operating and using multipurpose (Government and commercial) communications satellite systems for the Africa, Europe and West Asia regions.[1]
In July 2008, Yahsat approved a consortium of EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia to construct Yahsat's own satellites, whose manufacturing took 36 months to be completed in Europe. Arianespace were appointed to launch the first satellite Al Yah 1