News: Eutelsat
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- France Awards Eutelsat €138 Million Contract to Provide Secure Communications European Spaceflight · 17 Jun 2026 European satellite operator Eutelsat has secured a €138 million contract from France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces under a €1 billion framework agreement signed in June 2025. The 10-year framework agreement with France’...
- Eutelsat’s U.S. arm pitches hosted payloads deals on OneWeb satellites SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2026 The company is in talks with Pentagon and intelligence agencies interested in flying payloads on OneWeb’s next-gen constellation
- Eutelsat exits two Russian capacity leases after satellite failure SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2026 Eutelsat has ended capacity leases on two Russian spacecraft after one failed in orbit and the other is set to relocate, escaping contracts hit by Western sanctions and the structural decline in TV broadcasts from GEO.
- Eutelsat completes $5.8 billion refinancing plan SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2026 Eutelsat has completed the last step in a 5 billion euro ($5.8 billion) refinancing plan to refresh its OneWeb constellation and support Europe’s IRIS² sovereign connectivity program, the French satellite operator announ...
- Eutelsat to Raise €1.5 Billion to Refinance its Debt European Spaceflight · 25 Feb 2026 European satellite operator Eutelsat has announced that it will raise €1.5 billion to refinance existing debt and add cash to the company’s balance sheet. In June 2025, Eutelsat reported net debt of just over €2.6 billio...
- Eutelsat to Take Out Almost €1B in State-Backed Debt for New Satellites European Spaceflight · 12 Feb 2026 European satellite communications operator Eutelsat is set to receive almost €1 billion in French government-backed financing to expand its OneWeb broadband constellation. In a June 2025 Investor Presentation, Eutelsat s...
- Eutelsat gets nearly 1 billion euros in French-backed ECA financing SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2026 Eutelsat has signed a 975 million euro ($1.2 billion) France-backed export credit agency financing package to help fund 440 replacement satellites for its OneWeb LEO broadband constellation.
- Sovereignty Invoked to Block €550m Sale of Eutelsat’s Ground Infrastructure European Spaceflight · 2 Feb 2026 Eutelsat’s planned €550 million sale of its satellite ground infrastructure to a fund managed by Stockholm-based EQT Group has not received the necessary regulatory approval, with France’s finance minister stating it was...
- Eutelsat’s ground infrastructure sale falls through SpaceNews · 29 Jan 2026 Eutelsat said a planned sale of its passive ground infrastructure to a private equity firm announced in August 2024 will not proceed, eliminating roughly $658 million in expected proceeds.
- Eutelsat signs OneWeb launch deal with MaiaSpace SpaceNews · 18 Jan 2026 Eutelsat has signed an agreement with French startup MaiaSpace to launch some of its OneWeb replenishment satellites.
- Eutelsat Awards MaiaSpace Multi-Launch Contract for OneWeb Satellites European Spaceflight · 15 Jan 2026 French rocket builder MaiaSpace has signed an agreement with Eutelsat to perform multiple launches to support the expansion of the company’s OneWeb satellite constellation. MaiaSpace was founded in 2022 as a wholly owned...
- Eutelsat orders 340 additional satellites to replenish OneWeb constellation SpaceNews · 13 Jan 2026 Eutelsat has ordered the remaining 340 satellites needed to replenish its OneWeb satellite constellation from Airbus Defence and Space.
- Eutelsat Taps Airbus To Build 340 OneWeb Satellites European Spaceflight · 12 Jan 2026 In 2016, Airbus Defence and Space and OneWeb founded a joint venture called Airbus OneWeb Satellites to build what was then a constellation of 900 satellites for the OneWeb low Earth orbit megaconstellation. The joint ve...
- Eutelsat Network Solutions to lead global rollout of Intellian OW7MP manpack SATCOM terminal SpaceDaily · 22 Dec 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Eutelsat Network Solutions and Intellian Technologies have entered a strategic partnership under which Eutelsat Network Solutions will manage the global launch and availability of Intell...
- Eutelsat approves nearly $1 billion capital boost SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2025 Eutelsat is a step closer to the financing needed to refresh its OneWeb LEO broadband constellation, after the French operator’s board approved plans Nov. 18 to raise nearly $1 billion from anchor shareholders.
- Eutelsat’s LEO Revenues Surge as its GEO Business Slows European Spaceflight · 22 Oct 2025 French satellite operator Eutelsat announced its first quarter 2025–26 financial results on 21 October, posting strong growth in its OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity segment. However, total revenues for the quar...
- Eutelsat opens OneWeb ground stations to Earth observation with Ka-band boost SpaceNews · 11 Sep 2025 Eutelsat has teamed up with French satellite connectivity startup Skynopy to offer Earth observation operators spare capacity on the ground stations used for OneWeb, its LEO broadband service.
- Eutelsat Eyes €1.35B Capital Raise After Signing €1B Framework Deal European Spaceflight · 20 Jun 2025 Embattled European satellite operator Eutelsat, which merged with LEO satellite operator OneWeb in 2023, has announced plans to raise €1.35 billion in new funding, with the French government committing a substantial shar...
- French government to lead Eutelsat’s $1.56 billion capital boost SpaceNews · 19 Jun 2025 France would more than double its stake in Eutelsat to nearly 30% as part of a $1.56 billion capital raise backed by multiple shareholders, bolstering the French operator’s plans to refresh its OneWeb constellation amid...
- Eutelsat’s DoD setback adds to GEO headwinds as LEO growth builds SpaceNews · 16 May 2025 The sudden loss of a large U.S. Department of Defense contract has added to Eutelsat’s geostationary challenges as the French operator shifts greater focus to its low Earth orbit OneWeb constellation.
- Eutelsat plots digital upgrades for follow-on OneWeb satellites SpaceNews · 14 May 2025 Space computing specialist Ramon.Space announced a deal to supply digital communication channelizer systems for at least 70 upcoming OneWeb satellites, helping transition the constellation to a software-defined network t...
- Telecoms veteran to lead Eutelsat amid Europe’s sovereign broadband push SpaceNews · 5 May 2025 Eutelsat shares closed up nearly 13% May 5 after the French operator said it would replace its CEO with Jean-François Fallacher, a telecoms veteran joining from a key partner in Europe’s planned sovereign broadband const...
- Eutelsat hails pioneering 5G test over LEO SpaceNews · 25 Feb 2025 Amid growing efforts to bridge satellites and mobile networks, Eutelsat said it has successfully employed its OneWeb constellation to connect a broadband terminal with a core 5G network using next-gen smartphone protocol...
- Eutelsat adapts GEO strategy as Starlink reshapes satellite connectivity SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2025 Eutelsat is taking another step away from consumer broadband as Starlink’s sprawling low Earth orbit network continues to erode demand for geostationary services.
- Eutelsat resolves OneWeb leap year software glitch after two-day outage SpaceNews · 2 Jan 2025 Eutelsat said Jan. 2 it has restored services across its low Earth orbit OneWeb network following a two-day outage.
- Eutelsat orders 100 LEO satellites to replenish OneWeb constellation SpaceNews · 17 Dec 2024 Eutelsat has ordered 100 broadband satellites from Airbus Defence and Space to start replenishing its OneWeb low Earth orbit constellation in a few years.
- Connecting The Dots | IRIS² anchors SES and Eutelsat next steps SpaceNews · 3 Dec 2024 Europe’s proposed sovereign broadband constellation is slowly chugging along, carrying with it the non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite upgrades that SES and Eutelsat will need to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. The...
- European Commission Accepts ‘Best-and-Final Offer’ for IRIS2 Constellation European Spaceflight · 1 Nov 2024 The European Commission has announced that it has awarded the contract to build its IRIS2 satellite communications megaconstellation to the SpaceRISE consortium, led by SES, Eutelsat, and Hispasat. IRIS2 (Infrastructure...
- SpaceX launches non-Starlink internet satellites, but don’t be confused Teslarati · 22 Oct 2024 SpaceX launched non-Starlink internet satellites owned by Eutelsat, but there is no reason to be confused. Eutelsat’s OneWeb satellite internet service is...
- SpaceX launches 20 spare satellites for rival OneWeb LEO constellation SpaceNews · 20 Oct 2024 SpaceX launched 20 spare OneWeb satellites Oct. 20 to strengthen the resiliency of French operator Eutelsat’s low Earth orbit broadband network.
- No place too remote: Enabling satellite connectivity from Pole to Pole ESA · 3 Oct 2024 To achieve truly global connectivity, telecommunications satellites are essential. Through the Sunrise Partnership Project with Eutelsat OneWeb – part of Eutelsat Group – and support from the UK Space Agency, ESA is exte...
- Rocket Report: Eutelsat’s surprising decision; Europe complains about SpaceX again Ars Technica · 20 Sep 2024 "We can’t compete on price per kilo."
- Eutelsat signs multi-launch agreement for MHI’s H3 rocket SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2024 Eutelsat said Sept. 18 it has signed a contract to use multiple H3 rockets from 2027 in the French fleet operator’s first launch agreement with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
- Eutelsat in exclusive talks to create ground station-as-a-service giant SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2024 Eutelsat plans to carve out ground segment infrastructure worth about 790 million euros ($863 million) and then sell most of the teleport service business to a private equity fund, the French fleet operator announced Aug...
- Making the case for multi-orbit broadband SpaceNews · 4 Jun 2024 A Q&A with Eutelsat Group CEO Eva Berneke on the French company's multi-orbit broadband.
- Regulatory Delays in India Hinder Eutelsat's OneWeb LEO Constellation Goal The Launch Pad · 17 May 2024 Regulatory Delays in India Hinder Eutelsat's OneWeb LEO Constellation Goal
- OneWeb coverage target held up by India regulatory delays SpaceNews · 14 May 2024 Regulatory delays in India have knocked Eutelsat off course for reaching 90% of the world with its OneWeb low Earth orbit broadband constellation by summer, the French satellite operator said May 14.
- SpaceX launches Eutelsat 36D, lands booster on seventh reuse anniversary SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2024 SpaceX launched Eutelsat’s latest geostationary satellite March 30 on a trip due to take around half a year to a geostationary orbit slot over Africa and Eurasia.
- Launch Roundup: Delta IV Heavy swan song, Falcon 9 and Soyuz launches on tap for last week of March NASASpaceflight · 25 Mar 2024 A trio of Falcon 9 Starlink launches, a Falcon 9 non-Starlink launch involving an Eutelsat communications satellite, a Chinese launch, and a Russian Soyuz launch with a Resurs Earth observation satellite are scheduled fo...
- Intelsat expands OneWeb LEO partnership SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2024 Geostationary satellite operator Intelsat has bought at least five times more capacity from Eutelsat’s OneWeb low Earth orbit constellation to strengthen its multi-orbit broadband strategy.