News: Eutelsat
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- Hotbird-13F launches aboard Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral NASASpaceflight · 14 Oct 2022 The Eutelsat Hotbird-13F geostationary communications satellite launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 out of Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Falcon 9 booster 1069-3, which had flown the CRS-24 and Starlink 4-23 missions, launched...
- Eutelsat and OneWeb share financials underpinning planned merger SpaceNews · 12 Oct 2022 Eutelsat would nearly double annual sales in five years to around $2 billion if its OneWeb merger gets approved, the satellite operators said Oct. 12 as they disclosed financials underpinning their multi-orbit deal.
- Eutelsat says satellite jammers within Iran are disrupting foreign channels SpaceNews · 7 Oct 2022 Signals originating within Iran have been jamming two Eutelsat satellites that provide foreign broadcasts in the country since Sept. 26, the French operator said Oct. 7.
- Eutelsat and OneWeb consider second-generation LEO plans SpaceNews · 12 Sep 2022 OneWeb is considering plans for a second-generation constellation jointly with Eutelsat ahead of closing their proposed merger, executives for the satellite operators said Sept. 12.
- Ariane 5 launches Konnect VHTS satellite for Eutelsat SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2022 Arianespace launched the 6.5-ton Konnect VHTS satellite for Eutelsat Sept. 7 to improve broadband coverage in Europe.
- Ariane 5 launches advanced broadband satellite for Eutelsat NASASpaceflight · 7 Sep 2022 Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket returned to action on September 7, deploying a high-power communications satellite for French operator Eutelsat. Liftoff from the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana occurred on time...
- Eutelsat internet satellite launched aboard Ariane 5 rocket Spaceflight Now · 7 Sep 2022 A powerful Eutelsat commercial communications satellite launched Wednesday aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana, heading into orbit on a mission expected to last more than 15 years to provide broadband connectivi...
- High-power European broadband satellite set for launch from French Guiana Spaceflight Now · 6 Sep 2022 An Ariane 5 rocket is set to blast off Wednesday from French Guiana — a day later than planned due to a poor weather forecast Tuesday — with a Eutelsat-owned satellite designed to beam broadband internet signals across E...
- OneWeb to merge with Eutelsat, needs five more launches to complete network Spaceflight Now · 26 Jul 2022 OneWeb and Eutelsat announced plans to merge Tuesday, bringing together OneWeb’s network of internet satellites in low Earth orbit with Eutelsat’s fleet of larger video, data relay, and broadband platforms in geostationa...
- Eutelsat and OneWeb agree multi-orbit merger plan SpaceNews · 25 Jul 2022 Eutelsat and OneWeb said July 26 they have agreed a plan to merge their businesses to create a global multi-orbit satellite broadband operator.
- Ovzon needs to piggyback another Ariane 5 ride for late 2022 launch SpaceNews · 28 Jun 2022 Arianespace is looking to move Ovzon’s first satellite to another Ariane 5 after Eutelsat switched to a dedicated mission to launch sooner.
- Eutelsat pushes back return-to-growth forecast amid satellite delays SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2022 Eutelsat said Feb. 17 it expects a revenue slump to stretch into 2023 as it awaits the launch of two delayed satellites critical to a turnaround.
- Eva Berneke to be Eutelsat’s next CEO SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2021 French satellite operator Eutelsat has appointed Eva Berneke, a technology and telecoms veteran from outside the space industry, to be the company’s next chief executive officer.
- Rodolphe Belmer to step down as Eutelsat CEO in 2022 SpaceNews · 20 Oct 2021 Rodolphe Belmer plans to step down as Eutelsat’s CEO at the beginning of 2022 after six years with the French satellite operator.
- Eutelsat ups its OneWeb stake with additional $165 million SpaceNews · 6 Oct 2021 Eutelsat says it will own nearly 23% of OneWeb, the second largest stake behind Bharti Global's 30% share of the company once the transaction closes.
- Eutelsat rejects unsolicited takeover bid SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2021 Satellite fleet operator Eutelsat has rejected an unsolicited $3.2 billion takeover offer from telecom magnate Patrick Drahi as too low.
- SES and Eutelsat point to improving broadcast trends SpaceNews · 4 Aug 2021 European satellite giants SES and Eutelsat see improving trajectories in their broadcast businesses, although the wider picture remains mixed as the pandemic hangs over financials.
- French court denies European Aviation Network challenge SpaceNews · 4 Aug 2021 France’s highest court has rejected a legal challenge from Eutelsat against Inmarsat’s hybrid satellite and cellular European Aviation Network.
- EU sees conflict of interest with Eutelsat’s investment in OneWeb SpaceNews · 26 May 2021 Eutelsat’s investment in OneWeb may be incompatible with continued participation in the European Union’s proposed satellite broadband constellation, an EU official warned.
- Eutelsat financials show why it bought part of OneWeb SpaceNews · 11 May 2021 French satellite operator Eutelsat said revenue numbers will look much better than it expected come the end of June, despite reporting a decline in sales in its latest quarterly results.
- Eutelsat buys a quarter of OneWeb to get a LEO broadband growth engine SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2021 French satellite operator Eutelsat is paying $550 million to buy part of OneWeb, the startup deploying a broadband network in low Earth orbit.
- Airbus nets first commercial GEO order of 2021 with Eutelsat replacement satellite SpaceNews · 22 Mar 2021 Airbus has announced this year’s first commercial GEO order, securing a contract to build the Eutelsat 36D satellite for a launch in 2024.
- Satellite operators want a seat at the table in space security discussions SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2021 Companies that operate commercial satellites should participate in the growing conversation about rules of behavior in space, a Eutelsat executive said March 16.
- Eutelsat awarded €100m contract for next-gen European navigation overlay service SpaceNews · 9 Feb 2021 The EGNOS GEO-4 payload, which improves the performance and accuracy of GPS and Galileo satellite navigation signals, will be hosted aboard a Eutelsat satellite slated to launch in 2022.
- Viasat claims KA-SAT as Eutelsat joint venture winds down SpaceNews · 19 Nov 2020
- NXTCOMM leases Eutelsat capacity to test electronically steered antenna SpaceNews · 29 Oct 2020
- Airbus, Eutelsat win ESA study contracts • Leonardo CEO to lead industry group SpaceNews · 23 Sep 2020
- SpaceNews – Exotrail wins ESA contracts • SmartSky suing ATG equipment contractor • Eutelsat executive steps down SpaceNews · 17 Sep 2020
- Eutelsat renews major broadcast contract • Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions gets new CEO SpaceNews · 2 Sep 2020
- Eutelsat scraps plan for replacement C-band satellite SpaceNews · 17 Aug 2020
- Intelsat to market half of capacity on Eutelsat’s Quantum satellite SpaceNews · 30 Jul 2020
- Eutelsat to order single replacement C-band satellite for FCC spectrum clearing SpaceNews · 22 Jun 2020
- SES and Eutelsat make their own cases for more C-band money SpaceNews · 24 Feb 2020
- Power loss halves Eutelsat 5 West B capacity, hosted payload spared SpaceNews · 17 Jan 2020
- Arianespace launches Eutelsat, ISRO satellites on first 2020 mission SpaceNews · 16 Jan 2020
- Maxar finishes $291M property sale • Panasonic Avionics signs Eutelsat capacity contract SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2019
- Eutelsat investigating solar array ‘incident’ on new communications satellite Spaceflight Now · 24 Oct 2019
- Successful Proton launch deploys Eutelsat satellite, first Mission Extension Vehicle Spaceflight Now · 10 Oct 2019
- Ariane 5 launches AT&T T-16 and Eutelsat 7C NASASpaceflight · 20 Jun 2019
- Eutelsat’s Konnect Africa business struggles to lift off SpaceNews · 14 May 2019