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Eutelsat Konnect

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CommunicationsHEOCOSPAR 2020-005BLaunched 1/16/2020
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Eutelsat Konnect/GSAT-30
Launch Vehicle
Ariane 5ECA+
Launch Date
1/16/2020
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
HEO
Altitude
24,312 km
Inclination
4.42 deg
Dry Mass
2,000 kg
Total Mass
3,619 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Communications
Payload Category
COM
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Eutelsat
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Registry
COSPAR ID
2020-005B
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/982
Track
Mentions
15
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InterSAT's current portfolio includes Ka-band capacity on the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 28, 2024Eutelsat Ku-band capacity selected by InterSAT for Pan-African satellite services

The Eutelsat Konnect satellite was launched in January 2020.

PlanValue 4.2Jun 15, 2023Eutelsat reversing course with European retail broadband business sale

EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS offers seven times the capacity of the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite launched in 2020.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jul 25, 2022Thales Alenia Space’s EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS largest geostationary satellite in Europe heads to Kourou launch site

Deutsche Telekom will commercialize EUTELSAT KONNECT high-speed broadband Internet offers for households in Germany with limited internet connection starting from the end of 2021.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Oct 11, 2021EUTELSAT + Deutsche Telekom Sign Agreement For High-Speed Satellite B’Band Via KONNECT

EUTELSAT KONNECT offers a range of packages from pay-as-you-go vouchers through to monthly and annual contracts.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 2.4Oct 5, 2021Globacom Selects Eutelsat’s KONNECT Satellite To Deliver Broadband To Underserved Regions of Nigeria

EUTELSAT KONNECT provides broadband resources with quasi-complete coverage of Sub-Saharan Africa.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Oct 5, 2021Globacom Selects Eutelsat’s KONNECT Satellite To Deliver Broadband To Underserved Regions of Nigeria

The contract leverages the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite to deliver high-speed broadband via satellite to businesses and communities in unconnected and underserved areas throughout Nigeria.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 5, 2021Globacom Selects Eutelsat’s KONNECT Satellite To Deliver Broadband To Underserved Regions of Nigeria

The Eutelsat Konnect satellite built by Thales Alenia Space and launched in 2020 includes Swissto12 3D-printed RF components.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 6, 2021CAES and Swissto12 partnership brings 3D-printed RF solutions to the U.S.

EUTELSAT KONNECT is a new-generation high-throughput satellite offering 75 Gbps of Ka-band capacity across a network of 65 spotbeams.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Feb 2, 2021Eutelsat Satellite B’band To Zimbabwe

konnect plans to progressively ramp up retail coverage to serve 15 European markets and 39 African markets within EUTELSAT KONNECT’s footprint.

GrowthGeneralValue 3.5Nov 23, 2020Eutelsat Kicks Off The Retail Distribution Of konnect Satellite Broadband

Eutelsat announced on 2020-11-17 that its high-throughput Eutelsat Konnect satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, was ready to provide service for France, Italy, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Africa.

CapabilityRelationshipsPlanValue 4.4Nov 19, 2020Viasat claims KA-SAT as Eutelsat joint venture winds down

Thales Alenia Space built the all-electric Eutelsat Konnect satellite that launched in January 2020.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 30, 2020Swissto12 and Thales Alenia Space turn to 3D printing for communications satellite parts

Thales Alenia Space plans to install SWISSto12’s 3D-printed waveguide signal interconnects on an Eutelsat Konnect Very High Throughput Satellite (VHTS) scheduled to launch in 2021.

PlanCapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 30, 2020Swissto12 and Thales Alenia Space turn to 3D printing for communications satellite parts

Eutelsat Konnect uses an all-electric propulsion system built by Thales Alenia Space on the Spacebus Neo platform.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.5Jan 16, 2020Arianespace launches Eutelsat, ISRO satellites on first 2020 mission

European and French space agencies provided funding support for Eutelsat Konnect because it uses the Neosat satellite platform.

FinancialCapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 16, 2020Arianespace launches Eutelsat, ISRO satellites on first 2020 mission