Eutelsat Konnect VHTS [TAS]
Eutelsat Communications ordered in April a new-generation high-throughput Ka-band satellite called Eutelsat Konnect VHTS from Thales Alenia Space to serve Europe with Ka-band capacity of 500 Gbps.
The 6300 kg satellite will use Thales Alenia Space's new Spacebus-Neo-200 platform and will be launched in 2021. It will embark the most powerful on-board digital processor ever put in orbit, offering capacity allocation flexibility, optimal spectrum use, and progressive ground network deployment. Thales Alenia Space will also develop a satellite and ground segment solution.
The investment in KONNECT VHTS replaces the project of a joint investment with ViaSat in the ViaSat 3-EMEA satellite for Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Nation: | International |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | Eutelsat |
Contractors: | Thales Alenia Space |
Equipment: | Ka-band 500 Gbps Very High Throughput Payload |
Configuration: | Spacebus-Neo-200 |
Propulsion: | 4 × PPS-5000 plasma thrusters |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | 6396 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Eutelsat Konnect VHTS | 2022-110A | 07.09.2022 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA+ |