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Eutelsat will replace one geostationary satellite it previously did not plan to replace as a result of the FCC decision to clear C-band spectrum for U.S. 0.005 kg networks.
Eutelsat’s inclusion in the FCC’s $9,700,000,000 accelerated clearing program implies the replacement satellite will likely need to be ordered in the coming months to be in orbit by 2023.
Eutelsat estimates $150,000,000 of the $171,000,000 will be used to build and launch the replacement satellite.
Eutelsat disclosed the satellite need in its C-band transition plan, a document the FCC required from Eutelsat, Intelsat, SES, Telesat, and Claro by 2020-06-19.
Eutelsat estimates it will need to spend $171,000,000 to clear its portion of the C-band.
Eutelsat estimates $21,000,000 of the $171,000,000 will cover new C-band ground infrastructure and other customer relocation activities.
Eutelsat intended to retire Eutelsat-113 West A by May 2023 at the latest if a replacement were not provided.
Eutelsat-113 West A was launched in 2006.
The FCC estimates moving costs for Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, Telesat, and Embratel Star One will be $3,000,000,000 to $5,000,000,000 to cover upgrading ground systems and building and launching replacement satellites.
The FCC’s accelerated clearing program requires SES, Intelsat, Eutelsat, Telesat, and Embratel Star One to clear the first 120 megahertz of C-band by 2021-12-05.
If deployed, SES’s LEO IoT constellation would follow veteran GEO operators Eutelsat and EchoStar in developing LEO IoT services.
The FCC voted on 2020-02-28 to proceed with an auction plan that covers spectrum relocation costs for Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, Telesat, and Embratel Star One.
Eutelsat and Intelsat left the C-Band Alliance and the spectrum to be transferred for 0.005 kg increased from 200 megahertz to 300 megahertz.
Intelsat and SES, working with Eutelsat and Telesat as the C-Band Alliance in 2018, said they would need eight new satellites combined to cede 200 megahertz of spectrum.
Eutelsat is not the customer for the multi-satellite order Maxar announced in May 2020.
EchoStar is expanding into South America using capacity on a Telesat satellite, a Eutelsat satellite, and Yahsat’s Al Yah 3 satellite.
Gogo announced an agreement to use capacity on the upcoming Eutelsat-10B satellite after it launches in 2022.
Eutelsat operates around 40 geostationary satellites.
Eutelsat’s accelerated clearing payment amount increased by $39,000,000 to $507,000,000 under the FCC’s final plan.
Eutelsat quit the C-Band Alliance in 2022 and Intelsat declared the alliance dead in February 2023.