Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Eutelsat Konnect VHTS
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 a Ka-band capacity of 500 Gbps.
The 6400 kg satellite will use Thales Alenia Space's new Spacebus-Neo platform and will be launched in 2021. It will use the most powerful onboard 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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 6,400.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
2022
114th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
292nd mission
3rd mission of 2022
281st successful mission
12th consecutive successful mission
Ariane 5
114th mission
2nd mission of 2022
109th successful mission
17th consecutive successful mission