Eutelsat is a leading satellite operator and the world's first integrated GEO-LEO satellite operator, formed in 2023 through the combination of Eutelsat and OneWeb. With a fleet of 34 geostationary satellites and a LEO constellation of over 600 satellites, the company provides global services for video broadcasting, broadband, data connectivity, and government communications. Eutelsat also delivers services for maritime and in-flight mobility, offering solutions like the Eutelsat Advance platform for high-end connectivity and digital platforms for broadcasters. Associated keywords include satellite communications, GEO-LEO infrastructure, and broadcast services.
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Eutelsat’s government revenues fell 20% to 67,000,000 EUR following U.S. Department of Defense non-renewals.
Eutelsat recorded 574,000,000 EUR in total revenues for the six months to the end of December 2022, down 6.1% on a like-for-like basis compared with the same period in 2021.
Eutelsat has been heavily investing in geostationary communication satellites as part of a pivot toward connectivity services.
Eutelsat’s broadcast activities represented 58% of the company’s total revenue and fell 6.7% to 339,000,000 EUR for the six months to the end of December 2022.
Connectivity sales represent 30% of Eutelsat’s operating vertical revenues, up from 25% four years earlier.
Eutelsat’s reported adjusted EBITDA for the six months to the end of December 2022 was 419,000,000 EUR, down 3.8% compared with the same period in 2021.
Eutelsat projects a return to profitability in its next fiscal financial year starting 2023-07-01, based in part on strong take-up of Konnect VHTS and Eutelsat 10B.
Eutelsat’s revenue backlog stood at 3,700,000,000 EUR at the end of 2022, down from 4,200,000,000 EUR at the end of 2021.
Eutelsat expects launches for OneWeb Gen 2 to start in 2025 or 2026 for a low Earth orbit network estimated to cost $4,000,000,000.
Eutelsat is working to obtain final regulatory approvals in France and the United States to buy OneWeb under a merger deal announced in 2022.
Eutelsat plans to issue a request for proposals to find companies to build OneWeb’s second-generation constellation most likely within the three months to the end of June 2023.
Eutelsat expects Europe to issue a tender for developing the IRIS² constellation in mid-March 2023.
EUTELSAT 5 West A operated in an inclined orbit starting at the end of 2019, which enabled an extended lifespan.
EUTELSAT 5 West A provided an overall service availability of 99.999%.
EUTELSAT 5 West A was launched in July 2002.
The satellite was renamed EUTELSAT 5 West A in 2012.
The final operation to deactivate the remaining radio frequency source on EUTELSAT 5 West A was performed from the Issy-les-Moulineaux Satellite Control Centre on 13 January at 09:57 UTC (10:57 local time).
EUTELSAT 5 West A is based on a Spacebus 3000B3 platform manufactured by Alcatel Alenia Space (now Thales Alenia Space).
EUTELSAT 5 West A was re-orbited to more than 400 km above the geostationary arc as part of its end-of-life operations.
Shortly after its July 2002 launch, the satellite was bought by Eutelsat and renamed Atlantic Bird-3.