Strategic alliance partner of APT Satellite (APStar), Hong Kong

A carrier-neutral teleport at the centre of Asia's satellite networks.

SGS operates satellite ground infrastructure in Rantau, Negeri Sembilan — gateway hosting, uplink, capacity leasing, backhaul and colocation, delivered from a single integrated site licensed by the MCMC.

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GEO + LEOComing soon

Two orbits, one landing point.

SGS hosts gateway operations for the APStar geostationary fleet, and is bringing the SPACESAIL low-earth-orbit constellation to the same site — so a hybrid network will need one teleport, one engineering team and one agreement.

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Ground segment

The part of the network that stays on the ground.

Antenna positions, RF chain, secure equipment space, redundant power — and the engineers who keep it all running. Carrier-neutral, MCMC-licensed, and 68 km from Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Inside the facility

C-Band, Ku-Band, Ka-Band

Frequency bands supported

GEO + LEO

APStar fleet · SPACESAILComing soon

65 km

Dark fibre, full redundancy to KL1

Tier III

Aligned data centre infrastructure

Licensed & regulated

Operating within Malaysia's communications and multimedia framework.

Satcom Gateway Services Sdn Bhd holds the relevant licences and registrations issued by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

NFP

Network Facilities Provider — Individual Licence

Authorises SGS to own or provide network facilities.

NSP

Network Service Provider — Individual Licence

Authorises SGS to provide network services.

ASP(C)

Applications Service Provider — Class

Registered for the provision of applications services.

What we do

Six service lines, one integrated ground segment.

From hosting an operator’s gateway on our antenna farm to leasing capacity and racking equipment in our data hall — SGS covers the full path from space to fibre.

Teleport & Gateway Services

Antenna positions, RF chain, equipment space and site operations to bring an operator’s gateway into service.

Satellite Capacity Leasing

Managed GEO capacity across five APStar satellites. Low-latency LEO via SPACESAIL is coming soon.

Satellite Broadband & Backhaul

Enterprise VSAT networks and backhaul for sites where terrestrial infrastructure is limited or unavailable.

Satellite Mobility

Maritime and aeronautical connectivity supported by Ku-band mobility beams, with hybrid GEO–LEO routing coming soon.

Data Centre & Colocation

Carrier-neutral rack space with Tier III-aligned infrastructure, redundant power and interconnection, metres from the antenna farm.

Technical & Ground-Segment Services

Installation, commissioning, maintenance and remote support delivered by the team that runs the station.

The ground station

Purpose-built for mission-critical satellite operations.

Our Kuala Lumpur gateway (KL2) sits 68 km from KLIA and 80 km from the metropolitan core — far enough for a clean RF environment, close enough for engineering access. It is linked to the TSGI ground station (KL1) by 65 km of dark fibre operating in full redundancy.

Antenna farm supporting C-band, Ku-band and Ka-band operations
Fibre connectivity from major ISPs on site
Redundant power: utility feed, generator and battery plant
Dedicated telco room, server rooms and main switchboard rooms
On-site weather station

Satellite fleet

Multiple beams across five APStar satellites.

SGS provides gateway hosting and capacity across the APStar geostationary fleet today, with the SPACESAIL low-earth-orbit constellation to follow — so a single commercial relationship will cover both.Coming soon

GEO · 138°E

APStar-5C

C-band, Ku HTS beam and Ku ID beam. FS-1300 platform, 34 C-band and 32 Ku-band transponders, 15+ year design life.

GEO · 134°E

APStar-6D

Five Malaysia beams with a Ku-band user beam and a Ka-band gateway beam over Kuala Lumpur, optimised for aero and maritime mobility.

GEO · 142°E

APStar-9

C-band and Ku West beam. DFH-4 platform, in service since November 2015, 15-year lifetime.

GEO · 134°E

APStar-6C

C-band across Asia, Oceania, the Pacific islands and Hawaii. DFH-4 platform, 15+ year design life.

GEO · 76.5°E

APStar-7

C-band across Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa. Spacebus 4000C2 platform, 15+ year design life.

LEO Constellation

SPACESAILComing soon

90 commercial satellites on orbit and building toward 648, to be hosted through the SGS LEO gateway.

GEO satellites hosted

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Target LEO constellation size (LEO coming soon)

Redundant dark fibre to KL1

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Why SGS

Satellite networks need more than bandwidth.

They need dependable ground infrastructure, operational expertise and a partner able to respond to the technical demands of mission-critical communications.

Carrier-neutral by design

No preferred upstream. Operators, carriers and enterprises interconnect on equal terms with multiple fibre providers on site.

GEO and LEO under one roof

Hybrid architectures combining geostationary reach with LEO latency, including hybrid router solutions for resilient links. LEO services are coming soon.

Backed by APStar

A strategic alliance partner under APT Satellite Holdings, giving direct access to established regional fleet capacity.

Licensed and accountable

MCMC individual licences as NFP and NSP, plus ASP(C) registration — a regulated counterparty for long-term hosting.

Engineering depth on site

Installation, integration, commissioning, maintenance and remote support delivered by the team that runs the station.

Positioned for growth

Capacity and floor space to scale with cloud, OTT and IoT traffic, plus lower-CAPEX options using refurbished VSAT hardware.

Primary target industries

Built for operations where terrestrial networks stop.

Oil & Gas

Offshore platforms, pipelines and remote field operations.

Maritime

VSAT connectivity for vessels, fleets and port operations.

Agriculture

Plantation telemetry, sensors and rural connectivity.

Government

Resilient and emergency communications for public agencies.

New in 2026

Products added for the hybrid era.

Hybrid GEO–LEO connectivityComing soon

A hybrid router solution integrating GEO and LEO networks for resilient, low-latency links that hold up when one network degrades.

LEO data communication for IoTComing soon

Ultra-low-cost LEO connectivity for connected devices, sensors and remote monitoring — and for emergency use where terrestrial networks are unavailable.

Managed satcom bandwidth

Cost-effective bandwidth packages tailored to enterprise, oil & gas, maritime and rural deployments, with lower-CAPEX equipment options.

Newsroom

Latest news & events

The newsroom is live

Announcements, technical updates and event news from the Rantau ground station will appear here as they are published.

Ready to put your gateway on the ground in Malaysia?

Tell us about your coverage, capacity and hosting requirements — our engineering team will come back with a site and service proposal.