ST Engineering iDirect to build MBSat's ground network for Oman satellite
ST Engineering iDirect · Astranis · MBSat
ST Engineering iDirect will provide the ground network for Oman's MB Sat-1, an Astranis-built microGEO satellite, per Via Satellite.
what happened
ST Engineering iDirect will supply satellite gateway and network operations across Oman and the Middle East for MB Sat-1, a microGEO satellite that MBSat (part of Mohammed Al Barwani Group) ordered from Astranis earlier this year, per Via Satellite. The ground segment uses iDirect's Intuition software-defined platform with dynamic resource allocation and Ka-band gateway infrastructure; MB Sat-1 is set to launch on an Astranis Block 3 mission in 2027.
why it matters
It gives ST Engineering iDirect a named role in another sovereign-communications microGEO program, extending the ground-segment business that has grown alongside Astranis's dedicated-satellite model. For resellers watching the Gulf, it is another data point that national operators are buying dedicated GEO capacity plus a controllable ground segment rather than leasing capacity from incumbent operators.
for who
Ground-segment vendors, GEO resellers, Gulf telecom operators
signal-to-noise
quick facts
- Companies
- ST Engineering iDirect, Astranis, MBSat
- Category
- partnership
- Impact
- notable
- SNR
- 4 / 5
- Event date
- 2026-10-26
- Published
- 2026-10-26 23:05 UTC