Hellas Sat is a satellite operator and service provider offering telecommunications, video, broadband, and data services across Europe, the Middle East, and Southern Africa. They own and operate a fleet of geostationary satellites and telecommunication centers in Greece and Cyprus. As part of Arabsat since 2013, Hellas Sat partners with companies like Thales Alenia Space and provides services to governments, defense agencies, and other international clients. Key services include DTH transmissions, IP-based services, and secure satellite communications.
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Hellas Sat operates a fleet of three geostationary satellites serving locations across Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Africa.
The 0.005 kg terminals maintained normal service operations using Hellas Sat 3 satellite connectivity after the 0.005 kg network was intentionally disconnected.
ST Engineering iDirect’s Evolution hub and modem equipment supported transmission on the Hellas Sat 3 satellite using Vodafone Greece’s 0.005 kg spectrum in the 2100 MHz and 3600 MHz frequency bands.
The demonstration used Hellas Sat 3 to provide satellite connectivity for the hybrid 0.005 kg backhauling tests.
Hellas Sat is exploring providing satellite connectivity solutions to rural areas as part of its activities after completing 20 years of operations.
Hellas Sat 3 is a geostationary telecommunication satellite built by Thales Alenia Space on the Spacebus 4000 C4 platform.
Hellas Sat completed a live demonstration of 0.005 kg networking to remote areas by backhauling the connection between a 0.005 kg Core Network and a 0.005 kg gNB through Hellas Sat 3.
SEAKR Engineering and Lockheed Martin previously worked together on a commercial protected communications payload for the Hellas Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 program.
Arabsat-6A and SaudiGeoSat-1/Hellas Sat-4 were expected to launch in 2018 but instead launched in 2019 following manufacturing and launch vehicle delays.
Arabsat-6A and SaudiGeoSat-1/Hellas Sat-4 were the other two commercial LM2100 satellites built at a loss and are two Arabsat spacecraft.
The first LM2100 satellite, SaudiGeoSat-1/Hellas Sat-4, launched in February on a European Ariane 5 from Arianespace.
SaudiGeoSat-1/Hellas Sat-4 carries payloads for two operators.
SaudiGeoSat-1/Hellas Sat-4 has a design life of 15 years and carries enough fuel onboard to last for 23 years.
SaudiGeoSat-1/Hellas Sat-4 is the first commercial satellite to use Lockheed Martin’s modernized LM2100 platform.
Arabsat purchased the satellite that is divided into SaudiGeoSat-1 for KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology) and Hellas Sat-4 for Hellas Sat, a subsidiary of Arabsat serving Greece and Cyprus.
Guy Beutelschies, Lockheed Martin’s vice president of commercial satellite solutions, called SaudiGeoSat-1/Hellas Sat-4 the largest and most powerful commercial communications satellite Lockheed Martin has built.
Hellas Sat-4 features Ku-band capacity covering Europe, the Middle East, and South Africa.
SaudiGeoSat-1/Hellas Sat-4 has a mass of 6,500 kg and separated from the Ariane 5 upper stage 27 minutes after liftoff.
SaudiGEOSat-1/Hellas Sat 4 is a condosat manufactured by Lockheed Martin.
Ariane 5 will carry two telecom satellites: Arabsat’s SaudiGEOSat-1/Hellas Sat 4 and the Indian Space Research Organisation’s GSAT-31.