About Tiba-1

It is an Egyptian-owned communication’s satellite with dual missions (governmental/commercial) manufactured by Thales Alena Space Company, and launched in 2019 at the orbital position 35.5° east of the French Guiana base, covering all regions of the Arab Republic of Egypt and some countries in the continent of Africa (Libya - Sudan - South Sudan - Uganda) and some Arab countries in Asia (Lebanon - Syria - Jordan). It operates in the basic frequency space, Ka, and divides its coverage range into 22 radiation beams, 12 of which cover the Arab Republic of Egypt and its territorial waters, and 10 radiation beams covering the rest of the regions outside the Republic