HELLAS SAT - The first Greek-Cypriot satellite, the EADS Astrium-built Hellas-Sat was launched in 2003 to provide television and telecommunications services for the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 and beyond.
EADS Astrium was platform and payload prime contractor for the Intelsat 10-02 satellite which provided a range of fixed and broadcast communications services over Europe, the American continent and the Middle East.
EUTELSAT W3A is designed and built by EADS Astrium and it was launched in 2004, provides a full range of telecommunications applications including digital DVB broadcasting, multimedia, broadband access and pay-per-use bandwidth for corporate networks.
The HOT BIRD 8 satellite is the largest ever ordered satellite by Eutelsat with 64 simultaneously operable transponders. This satellite is also positioned at 13° East and should support HOT BIRD-7A. Not only the platform but also the useful load for the Eutelsat satellites Hot Bird 8 were developed by EADS Astrium. The satellite upgrades the Hot Bird satellite series for TV, radio and interactive services in 2006.
The HOT BIRD 8 satellite is the largest ever ordered satellite by Eutelsat with 64 simultaneously operable transponders. This satellite is also positioned at 13° East and should support HOT BIRD-7A. Not only the platform but also the useful load for the Eutelsat satellites Hot Bird 8 were developed by EADS Astrium. The satellite upgrades the Hot Bird satellite series for TV, radio and interactive services in 2006.
INMARSAT 4 - Based on EADS Astrium's Eurostar E3000 satellite platform and equipped with electric propulsion system, the spacecraft will provide continuity with existing Inmarsat systems and offer additional capacity and performance. It will provide the new Broadband Global Area Network service over the major land masses and a large part of the ocean surface. In February 2005, the spacecraft left the Toulouse facility for shipment to Cape Canaveral. In March 2005 the 1st giant Inmarsat-4 satellite has been positioned in geostationary orbit at 65 degrees East longitude. It will enable Inmarsat to address most of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as the Indian Ocean.
INMARSAT 4 - Based on EADS Astrium's Eurostar E3000 satellite platform and equipped with electric propulsion system, the spacecraft will provide continuity with existing Inmarsat systems and offer additional capacity and performance. It will provide the new Broadband Global Area Network service over the major land masses and a large part of the ocean surface. In February 2005, the spacecraft left the Toulouse facility for shipment to Cape Canaveral. In March 2005 the 1st giant Inmarsat-4 satellite has been positioned in geostationary orbit at 65 degrees East longitude. It will enable Inmarsat to address most of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as the Indian Ocean.
The telecommunication satellite AMAZONAS built by EADS Astrium for Hispasat offers a wide spectrum of stationary telecommunication services and TV and radio services for Brazil, North and South America. In addition the satellite provides a Transatlantic connection from and to Europe. Here in the integration hall of EADS Astrium.
The communication satellite ANIK F3 is the second Eurostar E3000 satellite, which was commissioned by the Canadian satellite company Telesat in 2003 and built by EADS Astrium. ANIK F3 supplies North America with the entire spectrum of communication services such as telephony, business communication, Internet-based applications and tele-transmissions from its orbit position of 118.7 degree westward length. The satellite is equipped with 24 active C-Band transponders, 32 in Ku-Band und 2 in Ka-band.
ALPHABUS - EADS Astrium and Alcatel Space are commonly developing the Alphabus, a new European satellite platform for the communication satellites of the next generation. The ALPHABUS platform is developed for communication satellites with a useful load capacity in the range of 12 to 18 kW. Such satellites are mainly meant for renovating the fleets of larger satellite companies, cause on one hand they offer low costs per transponder and for other a high mission flexibility. In addition this new satellite type enables the development of innovative services for the mobile broadband communication, the digital radio transmission (dab) and the high resolution TV (HDTV). The initial weight of the ALPHABUS satellites will move in the magnitude of six to eight tons and thus optimally utilize the capacities of the carrier rocket of latest generation. The platform has a series of equipment options to do full justice to the most diverse mission requirements. This also includes e.g. the possibility of using electric drive systems, but also the individual power adaptation of components like solar generators and radiators. The platform will be in the position to carry up to 190 heavy-duty transponders and very large antenna farms
EADS Astrium acquired the order for developing and building TV satellites NIMIQ 4 from Canadian satellite company Telesat (Ottawa). This is already the third order for a satellite of the series Eurostar E3000, which the Canadian company allocated - after Anik F1R and Anik F3 to EADS Astrium. NIMIQ 4 will bring hundreds of TV channels in the Canadian residences, improve the supply with high resolution TV images, provide pay-per-view services, enable special channels and allow interactive TV services. The satellite carries 32 Ku-band and eight Ka-band transponders.
EUTELSAT W2M is the first satellite being built by EADS Astrium in partnership with ISRO. Under the W2M contract, EADS Astrium is prime contractor in charge of overall programme management and the design and build of the communications payload. Antrix, the commercial arm of ISRO, supplies the satellite bus, based on the flight proven I3K model, and is in charge of the integration and test of the spacecraft. W2M is based on the I3K spacecraft and will have a launch mass of about 3 tons and payload power of about 4 kW. It will operate typically 26 transponders in Ku-band and up to 32 depending on operational requirements, and feature great flexibility to operate a wide range of services. W2M will be launched in the second quarter of 2008 and has a planned 15-year mission lifetime.
ASTRA 3B will be built on a Eurostar E3000 platform. ASTRA 3B will be a state-of-the-art Ku and Ka-band spacecraft designed for the distribution of both direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services and two-way broadband services across Europe. ASTRA 3B is to be launched end of 2009
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