Thuraya, a satellite telecom firm in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has decided to postpone the launch of its third satellite to mid-November, local newspaper Gulf News reported on Tuesday.
This is the second postponement of the launch of the Thuraya-3 satellite, which was first delayed by six months to Oct. 28 due to problems with the launch service, the report said.
The Thuraya-3 satellite is part of the company's plans to expand coverage to countries in the Asia Pacific region, including China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia.
It will be launched from an ocean-based platform along the equator by Sea Launch, a joint venture of American, Russian, Norwegian and Ukrainian firms.
"The launch schedule was revised several times based on the availability of launch services from Sea Launch," a spokesman of Thuraya said.
After the launch of the satellite, Thuraya plans to start commercial services in the Asia Pacific region.
Established in 1997, Thuraya launched its first satellites from the Pacific Ocean in 2000 and the second in 2003.
The Abu Dhabi-based company currently has a share of some 26 percent in the global mobile satellite market, providing mobile satellite services for over 110 nations and regions across the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Source: Xinhua
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