Eutelsat Quantum is scheduled to launch late 2020 on a European Ariane 5 rocket.
Eutelsat Quantum features a Ku-band electronically steerable multi-beam antenna built in Spain with support from the Spanish government’s Center for Industrial Technological Development.
The Ariane 5 upper stage deployed the Eutelsat Quantum satellite six minutes after deploying Star One D2 into a geostationary transfer orbit.
Eutelsat will initially operate Eutelsat Quantum at 48 degrees east in geostationary orbit to provide Ku-band service in the Middle East and North Africa.
Ariane 5 launched the Star One D2 and Eutelsat Quantum communications satellites on 2021-07-30, from Kourou, French Guiana, marking Ariane 5’s first flight in nearly a year.
Eutelsat Quantum was launched on 2021-07-30 by an Ariane 5 from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana.
Arianespace launched Eutelsat Quantum and the StarOne D2 payload on an Ariane 5 on 2021-07-30.
Eutelsat Quantum was launched on 30 July 2021 by an Ariane 5 from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana.