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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In its annual financial report for the year to the end of June, Eutelsat reported that 6.7% of its roughly $1,300,000,000 in revenues were exposed to Russian companies.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster on the OneWeb 1 mission previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, and one Starlink mission.
Flexsat will expand Eutelsat’s in-orbit assets by providing more than 100 Gbps of incremental capacity over the Americas.
Eutelsat has asserted that its GEO satellites can provide more capacity to congested areas than OneWeb’s LEO network.
Eutelsat said Flexsat would be capable of providing more than 100 gigabits per second of incremental capacity over the Americas targeting enterprise, government, aviation, and maritime customers.
Eutelsat intends Flexsat to act as a flexible, modular complement to the connectivity layer provided from LEO for customers in the Americas.
Thales Alenia Space is designing the Flexsat flexible satellite to accommodate the low Earth orbit network that Eutelsat stands to gain by merging with OneWeb.
Eutelsat states that a spacecraft positioned in GEO does not provide LEO-like services.
On 2022-12-01, Eutelsat ordered a geostationary broadband satellite to support multi-orbit services in the Americas from 2026.
Eutelsat has operated the 10° East orbital location since 1987.
Eutelsat 10A is due to reach the end of its operational life at the end of 2023.
Arianespace launched the Konnect VHTS satellite for Eutelsat in September to provide 500 gigabits per second of Ka-band throughput to European markets.
Eutelsat 10B carries two C- and Ku-band payloads to replace TV broadcast services provided by Eutelsat 10A at 10 degrees East.
Publicly listed Eutelsat’s shareholders must approve the merger at a meeting the operator expects to hold in the second or third quarter of 2023.
OneWeb’s main shareholders Bharti, SoftBank, Hanwha, and the British government signed a final combination agreement with Eutelsat on 2022-11-14.
Eutelsat’s board approved the deal after obtaining the opinions of employee representatives on combining Eutelsat’s geostationary fleet with OneWeb’s low Earth orbit constellation.
On 2022-11-15, Eutelsat’s board approved multi-orbit plans to combine with British broadband venture OneWeb, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.
NXT Communications announced plans in 2020 to test its multi-orbit flat panel with a Eutelsat satellite after opening a production facility in Cherokee County, Georgia.
Eutelsat signed a contract in February 2021 worth 100,000,000 EUR to host the EGNOS GEO-4 payload in orbit for 15 years.
SpaceX launched the second of two satellites for Eutelsat on 2022-11-03 to replenish one of the largest broadcast systems in Europe, the Middle East, and Northern Africa.