Eutelsat Quantum at 48° E
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 48° EChannel line-up at 48° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 49056
- COSPAR number
- 2021-069B
- Operator
- Eutelsat Communications S.A.
- Manufacturer
- Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
- Model
- GMP-T
- Launch
- 30 Jul 2021 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 3461 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15+ yrs.
- Beacon
- 11698.8V, 11699.8H
- Orbit
- GEO
About Eutelsat Quantum
The new spacecraft design will represent a first in the commercial satellite industry, by enabling the complete electronic synthesis of “receive†and “transmit†coverages in the Ku-band. It will give Eutelsat’s customers access to premium capacity through footprint shaping and steering, power and frequency band pairing, and the ability to define their own performance and flexibility requirements. Flexible 8 “QUANTUM†beams