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Launch Date
9/7/2022
Launch Site
CSG ELA3
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Launch Vehicle
Ariane 5ECA+ (Ariane 5 Family)
EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS is described as embedding the most powerful on-board digital processor ever put in orbit to enable flexible capacity allocation and optimized spectrum use.
The delivered waveguide signal interconnects are intended for a next-generation GEO satellite for the Eutelsat KONNECT VHTS program that is due for launch in 2021.
Thales Alenia Space will provide the SpaceGate ground connectivity solution to the EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS satellite to support delivery of high-speed broadband and connectivity services across Europe.
Thales Alenia Space developed the digital EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS satellite based on the full-electric Spacebus NEO platform.
Thales Alenia Space will provide the SpaceGate ground connectivity solution to the EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS satellite to support delivery of high-speed broadband and connectivity services across Europe.
The EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS payload was developed with support from the French Government via the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales and the Investing in the Future program, together with the European Space Agency.
Thales Alenia Space built EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS in France around the Spacebus NEO all-electric propulsion platform.
Arianespace scheduled its third launch of 2022 and the second Ariane 5 mission of the year to carry the geostationary satellite EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS.
EUTELSAT 10B’s Ku-band payload complements the Ka-band of the EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS satellite.
Ariane 5 flight VA258 launched EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou on September 7, 2022 at 21:45 UTC.
EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS was built by Thales Alenia Space around the Spacebus NEO all-electric propulsion platform.
EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS provides a Ka-band capacity of 500 Gbps distributed across 230 beams.
EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS has a reported mass of 6,500 kilograms.
EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS successfully underwent vibration testing prior to launch.
EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS was deployed to the 2.7°E geostationary orbital position upon entry into service.
On September 7, 2022, Ariane 5 ECA+ mission VA258 launched Eutelsat Konnect VHTS and Ovzon-3 from Kourou ELA-3.
As of April 24, 2021, the Vega VV18 launch kit named Eutelsat Konnect VHTS as an upper payload associated with Ariane launches.
SWISSto12 delivered a large batch of mission-critical waveguide signal interconnects to Thales Alenia Space for the Eutelsat KONNECT VHTS program by 2020-09-30.
EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS is the largest geostationary satellite ever ordered to date in Europe.
EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS offers seven times the capacity of the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite launched in 2020.