Paris– Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that its new EUTELSAT 8 West B has been fully powered up and is already broadcasting TV channels to over 52 million homes in the Middle East and North Africa. Launched on August 20 by an Ariane 5 rocket, the new high-power satellite is co-located with a constellation of satellites operated by Eutelsat and Nilesat at the 7/8 degrees West neighbourhood. Working in close … [Read more...] about EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite in full commercial service
EUTELSAT 8 West B
Eutelsat 8 West B launched
Kourou, Paris – Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announced that its EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite was successfully launched into orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket. Partial deployment of the solar panels of the 5.8 tonne satellite was completed within four hours of separation. This manoeuvre will be followed in the coming five days by three firings of the satellite’s apogee motor to complete the climb to geostationary orbit, as well as full deployment of the solar panels and … [Read more...] about Eutelsat 8 West B launched
EUTELSAT 8 West 8 satellite to launch
Dubai/Paris – The EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) is in the final stretch of manufacturing and on track for launch by an Ariane 5 rocket in mid-2015. The 5.8 tonne satellite has finished launch environment tests and is now going through a final round of payload performance checks at Thales Alenia Space’s factory in Cannes. EUTELSAT 8 West 8 will be launched to the 7/8° West neighbourhood selected by over 1,000 TV channels to reach … [Read more...] about EUTELSAT 8 West 8 satellite to launch
