Eutelsat 3D Satellite Prepares For May 14 Launch
Eutelsat's 3D Satellite reportedly arrived at Baikonour Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on April 13 and is now undergoing final preparations for launch by ILS Proton scheduled on May 14.
EUTELSAT 3D weighs 5.4 tons at lift off and has been built for Eutelsat by Thales Alenia Space using its established Spacebus 4000 platform.
Also, With a baseline design equipping it to strengthen Eutelsat’s overall in-orbit flexibility and back-up from multiple orbital slots, EUTELSAT 3D will initially be located at the 3° East orbital position to address high-growth video, data, telecom and broadband markets. Through its configuration of Ku and Ka transponders connected to three footprints, the new satellite will serve customers in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. A fourth service area in the Ku-band will address markets in sub- Saharan Africa.
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