16 June 2016
SpaceX Successfully Launches All-Electric Satellites; Loses First Stage in Landing Attempt
... date, the two aspects vital to satellite owners. The launch comes at a time of transition for both Eutelsat and ABS. Eutelsat is has suffered weak first-quarter earnings and has warned its investors that previously issued...
11 January 2019
Revolutionary "Chameleon" satellite ready for final assembly
... and even orbital position. "Communications satellites like EUTELSAT QUANTUM that can be reprogrammed to adapt coverage ... involved. The development of the core technologies integrated into EUTELSAT QUANTUM is supported by the UK Space Agency and the...
18 October 2017
Europe’s first all-electric telecom satellite breaks record
...the Pacific Ocean. The satellite, which was built for Eutelsat by Airbus, relied entirely on its electric thrusters to...thrust as it fires continuously to accelerate gradually over time. Eutelsat 172B for example took four months to reach its working ...
06 October 2015
Facebook, Eutelsat to beam Internet from space to Africa
... new technologies,” he said. The Israeli company Spacecom’s Amos-6 satellite will fly in geostationary orbit, Eutelsat said in a press release. Facebook and Eutelsat have agreed to pay $95 million for a five-year lease on the satellite’s Ka-band spot...
June 2015
Promoting growth at geostationary orbit with a one-stop-shop
...role in building Galileo, the European GPS system. The Eutelsat Quantum geostationary spacecraft. At the conclusion of the work ... If all goes to plan, the first customer will be Eutelsat with a satellite called Quantum. They would be the anchor ...
24 June 2016
Will Brexit Lead to Spexit?
... money from ESA. The company's Broadband for Africa project (partnered with Facebook), is also located in Britain, as is Eutelsat’s Global Government division. Overall, the June 23rd vote raises multiple questions concerning various aspects of the...
