Yahsat Space Services
TelecommunicationsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates201-500 Employees
Yahsat Space Services operates in the telecommunications sector, delivering satellite-based communications and Earth observation capabilities. Based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, it is a mid-sized company with a workforce in the hundreds. The entity now operates as part of Space42, the merged organization formed with Bayanat to pursue SpaceTech and AI initiatives. Its strategic activities include developing and operating satellite assets for communications and imaging, exemplified by recent moves to launch radar imaging capabilities from a UAE-based program and to deploy low Earth orbit radar technology. The company has established partnerships and collaborations to extend its global footprint, including agreements with Eutelsat and with regional partners such as Satcomindia, as well as a memorandum of understanding with South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies. These efforts indicate a focus on serving governmental and commercial entities with space-based communications and earth-observation data.