Oman issues Omansat-1 satellite tender

Space Communication Technologies is one of the Omani Telecom and Information Technology Group companies. (Shutterstock)

• The Sultanate intends to launch its first satellite dedicated to telecommunications in 2024

RIYADH: Omani Space Communication Technologies has launched a tender for the design, manufacture and launch of its first satellite called "Omansat-1", Al Arabiya reported citing state television.
The Sultanate intends to launch its first satellite dedicated to telecommunications in 2024.
The company intends to launch a high-capacity communications satellite and its related services, covering the whole Sultanate, its economic waters and the foreign markets associated with it, the company said in a filing.
It invited technical and commercial bids and said the last date to purchase the tender document is July 15, while bids are due by Sept. 21.
Space Communication Technologies is one of the Omani Telecom and Information Technology Group companies.