Eutelsat Konnect

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General

Designation	45027 / 20005B
Launch date	16 Jan 2020
Country of origin	Europe
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane VA251

75 Gbps capacity, went operational in Nov 2020.

Will allow the operator to provide Internet access services for both companies and individuals at up to 100 Mbps. In Africa, it will also allow several users to share an Internet connection via public Wi-Fi hotspots; a service sold via coupons that can be paid on their mobile phones. To cover 39 countries in Africa and 15 countries in Europe.

Orange France (via Nordnet) has purchased all available capacity for the French spots to launch a service in Jan 2021 (30 Mbps). The service will be transfered to Konnect VHTS in 2022/2023.
Telecom Italia purchased all the capacity covering Italy and secured rights to the same coverage for Konnect VHTS.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
Jul 2020	(still there in Nov 2023)	7.2°E
planned		13°E

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Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Thales Alenia Space
Platform	Spacebus Neo 100
Mass at launch	3620 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	all-electric
Design lifetime	15 years

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Ka-band

Main transponders
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	Africa Western Europe
EIRP max
Polarization
Frequencies	Uplink: Downlink:

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