Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia announced Thursday the completion of SAR 1 billion investment procedures by ASPACE, a Hong Kong-based company.
This investment aims to establish an advanced satellite manufacturing company within the Kingdom, with expected growth throughout the project phases, for the manufacturing of components, subsystems, and satellites.
ASPACE will benefit from the Kingdom’s geographical location to enhance space capabilities in the region by investing in advanced satellites, which represent 70 percent of the global space market. This will also promote the Kingdom’s position as an investment and advanced manufacturing destination to foreign companies, SPA reported.
Eng. Abdullah Al-Swaha, Chairman of the Saudi Space Agency, stated that this investment is a significant step towards enhancing the Kingdom’s competitiveness and positioning it as a regional hub for attracting space investments and technologies in this rapidly growing sector.
He also emphasized that the Kingdom’s space development is a key element for supporting and diversifying the economy.
ASPACE company obtained an investment license during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) held in Riyadh. The Ministry of Investment and Saudi Space Agency played a pivotal role in facilitating this process, including offering investment support opportunities, and identifying suitable manufacturing sites. This ultimately led to the completion of the first groundbreaking investment deal for the space sector.
