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Eutelsat Revised Launch Schedule
Eutelsat Launches 2010 to 2013:
KA-SAT
Ordered by Eutelsat from EADS Astrium, KA-SAT is scheduled for launch between November 2010 and January 2011. Entirely innovative in design, the satellite will be configured with over 80 spotbeams, with a network of eight ground stations connecting to the Internet backbone.
The KA-SAT programme is to deliver efficient resources for the mass-market delivery of the Tooway™ consumer broadband service, targeted at users across Europe and the Mediterranean Basin located beyond range of ADSL networks. With a throughput of over 70 Gigabits per second, KA-SAT will be capable of serving over one million users who expect bandwidth and prices comparable to ADSL2 performance.
Eutelsat will also drive the development of satellite-based consumer broadband services with triple-play capability, by combining broadband services in the Ka-band, through KA-SAT, with the reception of TV channels in the Ku-band. In order to facilitate the availability of high-performance triple-play equipment at competitive prices, Eutelsat will deploy the KA-SAT satellite to 9° East. This deployment will simplify production of dual-feed antennas transmitting and receiving broadband services in the Ka-band from 9° East, and receiving television in the Ku-band from Eutelsat’s flagship HOT BIRD™ neighbourhood at 13° East.
W3C
Scheduled for launch in Mid-2011 and equipped with 56 transponders, W3C will be based on the Spacebus 4000 platform of Thales Alenia Space,
W3C will replace Eurobird-16,Sesat & W2M at 16 degrees East, where it will continue to support the development of digital TV in Central and Eastern Europe and French-speaking Indian Ocean Islands, as well as open new resources for data services in Africa.
Eurobird-16,Sesat & W2M will be redeployed to new locations {7 east & other Eutelsat positions for expansion}
ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7
Eutelsat Communications has selected Astrium to deliver its new ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 satellite
for 7 degrees West. Scheduled for launch in 4th quarter 2011, the satellite will be located at a
key neighbourhood for digital broadcasting markets in the Middle East and North Africa, which
Eutelsat operates in close collaboration with the Egyptian satellite operator Nilesat.
After the successful launch of ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 to 7 degrees west Atlanticbird 4A/Hotbird-10 will move to 13 east this will allow Hotbird-8 to be relocated {probably @ 16 east or 7 east}
W6A
Eutelsat Communications has selected Thales Alenia Space to build W6A, a 40-transponder Ku-band satellite. W6A will enable a 50% increase in capacity operated at 21.5° East, where it will be located in geostationary orbit. Scheduled for launch in third quarter 2012, the satellite will replace Eutelsat‘s W6 craft at a core neighbourhood anchored for data, professional video and government services across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.
W5A
Astrium has been selected by Eutelsat Communications to build a 48-transponder Ku-band satellite that will be located at its 70.5° East location in geostationary orbit. Scheduled for launch in fourth quarter 2012, the satellite will replace the W5 craft and more than double Eutelsat’s resources at 70.5° East. It will be used for a range of professional applications that include government services, broadband access, GSM backhauling and professional video exchanges in Europe, Africa and Central and South-East Asia.
Weighing in at five tonnes, W5A will be based on the Astrium Eurostar E3000 platform with a designed in-orbit lifetime exceeding 15 years. Each of the satellite’s four high-performance fixed beams will be focused over a distinct zone: Europe, Africa, Central Asia and South-East Asia reaching as far as Australia. Through a high degree of on-board connectivity, clients will be able to use the beams either for regional coverage or to interconnect continents. This will support high-growth services that include secure government communications in Central Asia through hubs located in the region or in Europe, business networks between South-East Asia and Africa, and direct connectivity between Europe and Australia.
W3D
Due to the failure of W3B "Eutelsat will also immediately initiate a new satellite programme, called W3D",
W3D will be based on the Spacebus 4000 platform of Thales Alenia Space for a planned launch in the first quarter of 2013."
W3D will be collocated at 7 degrees East with W3A, significantly enhancing security from 7 degrees East for clients requesting this service and increasing operational transponders at this neighbourhood by more than 50 per cent.
EUROBIRD™ 2A
Space Systems/Loral has been selected by Eutelsat Communications and ictQATAR (representing the State of Qatar) to build the high-performance satellite they will jointly own and operate at the 25.5° East location in geostationary orbit. The two organisations selected Space Systems/Loral to deliver a spacecraft with a more than 15-year design life based on the Space Systems/Loral 1300 satellite bus, which is a decades-proven, modular platform with high power capability and flexibility for a broad range of applications.
To enter into service in early 2013, this powerful satellite will provide a significantly expanded mission and superior coverage across the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia to follow on from Eutelsat’s EUROBIRD™ 2 satellite, which is currently operated at 25.5° East. In addition to securing Ku-band continuity for Eutelsat and additional Ku-band resources for ictQATAR, it will initiate a Ka-band capability to open business opportunities for both parties. The spacecraft’s multi-mission architecture will enable ictQATAR and Eutelsat to respond to demand for the fastest-growing applications in the Middle East and North Africa, including video broadcasting, enterprise communications and government services. The television market will in particular benefit from the installed base of more than 13 million satellite homes already equipped for Direct-to-Home reception from this neighbourhood.
KA-SAT
Ordered by Eutelsat from EADS Astrium, KA-SAT is scheduled for launch between November 2010 and January 2011. Entirely innovative in design, the satellite will be configured with over 80 spotbeams, with a network of eight ground stations connecting to the Internet backbone.
The KA-SAT programme is to deliver efficient resources for the mass-market delivery of the Tooway™ consumer broadband service, targeted at users across Europe and the Mediterranean Basin located beyond range of ADSL networks. With a throughput of over 70 Gigabits per second, KA-SAT will be capable of serving over one million users who expect bandwidth and prices comparable to ADSL2 performance.
Eutelsat will also drive the development of satellite-based consumer broadband services with triple-play capability, by combining broadband services in the Ka-band, through KA-SAT, with the reception of TV channels in the Ku-band. In order to facilitate the availability of high-performance triple-play equipment at competitive prices, Eutelsat will deploy the KA-SAT satellite to 9° East. This deployment will simplify production of dual-feed antennas transmitting and receiving broadband services in the Ka-band from 9° East, and receiving television in the Ku-band from Eutelsat’s flagship HOT BIRD™ neighbourhood at 13° East.
W3C
Scheduled for launch in Mid-2011 and equipped with 56 transponders, W3C will be based on the Spacebus 4000 platform of Thales Alenia Space,
W3C will replace Eurobird-16,Sesat & W2M at 16 degrees East, where it will continue to support the development of digital TV in Central and Eastern Europe and French-speaking Indian Ocean Islands, as well as open new resources for data services in Africa.
Eurobird-16,Sesat & W2M will be redeployed to new locations {7 east & other Eutelsat positions for expansion}
ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7
Eutelsat Communications has selected Astrium to deliver its new ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 satellite
for 7 degrees West. Scheduled for launch in 4th quarter 2011, the satellite will be located at a
key neighbourhood for digital broadcasting markets in the Middle East and North Africa, which
Eutelsat operates in close collaboration with the Egyptian satellite operator Nilesat.
After the successful launch of ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 to 7 degrees west Atlanticbird 4A/Hotbird-10 will move to 13 east this will allow Hotbird-8 to be relocated {probably @ 16 east or 7 east}
W6A
Eutelsat Communications has selected Thales Alenia Space to build W6A, a 40-transponder Ku-band satellite. W6A will enable a 50% increase in capacity operated at 21.5° East, where it will be located in geostationary orbit. Scheduled for launch in third quarter 2012, the satellite will replace Eutelsat‘s W6 craft at a core neighbourhood anchored for data, professional video and government services across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.
W5A
Astrium has been selected by Eutelsat Communications to build a 48-transponder Ku-band satellite that will be located at its 70.5° East location in geostationary orbit. Scheduled for launch in fourth quarter 2012, the satellite will replace the W5 craft and more than double Eutelsat’s resources at 70.5° East. It will be used for a range of professional applications that include government services, broadband access, GSM backhauling and professional video exchanges in Europe, Africa and Central and South-East Asia.
Weighing in at five tonnes, W5A will be based on the Astrium Eurostar E3000 platform with a designed in-orbit lifetime exceeding 15 years. Each of the satellite’s four high-performance fixed beams will be focused over a distinct zone: Europe, Africa, Central Asia and South-East Asia reaching as far as Australia. Through a high degree of on-board connectivity, clients will be able to use the beams either for regional coverage or to interconnect continents. This will support high-growth services that include secure government communications in Central Asia through hubs located in the region or in Europe, business networks between South-East Asia and Africa, and direct connectivity between Europe and Australia.
W3D
Due to the failure of W3B "Eutelsat will also immediately initiate a new satellite programme, called W3D",
W3D will be based on the Spacebus 4000 platform of Thales Alenia Space for a planned launch in the first quarter of 2013."
W3D will be collocated at 7 degrees East with W3A, significantly enhancing security from 7 degrees East for clients requesting this service and increasing operational transponders at this neighbourhood by more than 50 per cent.
EUROBIRD™ 2A
Space Systems/Loral has been selected by Eutelsat Communications and ictQATAR (representing the State of Qatar) to build the high-performance satellite they will jointly own and operate at the 25.5° East location in geostationary orbit. The two organisations selected Space Systems/Loral to deliver a spacecraft with a more than 15-year design life based on the Space Systems/Loral 1300 satellite bus, which is a decades-proven, modular platform with high power capability and flexibility for a broad range of applications.
To enter into service in early 2013, this powerful satellite will provide a significantly expanded mission and superior coverage across the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia to follow on from Eutelsat’s EUROBIRD™ 2 satellite, which is currently operated at 25.5° East. In addition to securing Ku-band continuity for Eutelsat and additional Ku-band resources for ictQATAR, it will initiate a Ka-band capability to open business opportunities for both parties. The spacecraft’s multi-mission architecture will enable ictQATAR and Eutelsat to respond to demand for the fastest-growing applications in the Middle East and North Africa, including video broadcasting, enterprise communications and government services. The television market will in particular benefit from the installed base of more than 13 million satellite homes already equipped for Direct-to-Home reception from this neighbourhood.