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 video revenues 2018-12-02 percent to 432,000,000 EUR, partly due to declines from the Fransat free-to-air platform and professional video services.
Eutelsat’s planned Konnect VHTS is targeted at 500 gigabits per second and is slated to start service in 2022.
Red Eléctrica confirmed interest in Hispasat in 2017 at the same time Abertis was purchasing Eutelsat’s stake in Hispasat.
Eutelsat ordered the Konnect Very High Throughput Satellite (VHTS) from Thales Alenia Space to serve Europe.
Eutelsat allocated 400,000,000 EUR per year for capital expenditures from July 2017 to June 2020, down from 500,000,000 EUR per year.
Eutelsat signed a multi-launch agreement that Arianespace counts collectively as five Ariane 6 missions, with some flexibility to use Ariane 5.
Arianespace anticipates four of Eutelsat’s five assigned satellites will launch on Ariane 6 and one will launch on Ariane 5.
Of the 14 Ariane 6 rockets Arianespace plans to buy, Paris-based Eutelsat assigned five satellites to Ariane 6 missions.
Eutelsat ordered the launch of five satellites on Ariane 6 with launches planned by 2027.
Eutelsat has 37 geostationary satellites and Telesat has 17 geostationary satellites, and the two smaller C-Band Alliance members would use capacity on Intelsat and SES satellites to cover for their lost capacity.
Ovzon paid Eutelsat $1,600,000 in 2019 to place one of Eutelsat’s satellites at an Ovzon orbital slot in order to preserve spectrum rights at that location.
Es’hailSat bought Eutelsat’s half of the Es’hail-1 satellite in August for 135,000,000 EUR ($156,100,000).
Panasonic Avionics has customized Ku-band payloads on satellites operated by Intelsat, SES, and Eutelsat and has another Ku-band payload under construction on Apsatcom’s Apstar-6D satellite that is scheduled to launch next year.
Hughes started satellite broadband service in Peru using Eutelsat’s 63 West A satellite rebranded as Hughes 63 West.
Thales Alenia Space won one of six large commercial geostationary satellite orders booked in 2018 when Eutelsat Communications ordered the Konnect VHTS satellite in April 2018.
Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat formed the C-Band Alliance on 2018-10-01 to facilitate the transfer of C-band spectrum and distribute proceeds from cellular companies for replacement infrastructure and customer migration costs.
Ovzon paid Eutelsat $1,600,000 earlier in 2020 to move one of Eutelsat’s satellites to an unspecified Ovzon orbital slot to preserve spectrum rights at that location.
Jefferies estimated on 2018-10-02 that Intelsat could generate $3,900,000,000 from transferring C-band, SES could gain 3,600,000,000 EUR, and Eutelsat could gain 395,000,000 EUR.
Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat founded the C-band Alliance on 2018-10-01 to oversee the C-band spectrum transfer and serve as the FCC-designated transition facilitator.
European manufacturers have won at least four contracts with the ESA-sponsored Neosat next-generation platform since 2015, including Konnect, Konnect VHTS, and Eutelsat’s two Hot Bird replacements.