Türkiye and Qatar have signed a strategic partnership agreement for a next-generation communications satellite project, a top official said on Tuesday.
The deal forms a long-term collaboration between Turkish satellite operator Türksat and Qatar-based Es'hailSat.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said the agreement covers the Es'hail-3/Türksat-Biruni satellite project and establishes a long-term strategic partnership focused on capacity sharing and joint commercial growth.
The agreement was signed in Doha by Es'hailSat Chair and CEO Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari and Türksat General Manager Ahmet Hamdi Atalay.
Under the agreement, the partners will jointly utilize the capacity of the high-throughput Ka-band Es'hail-3/Türksat-Biruni satellite, which will operate at the 50 degrees East orbital position.
