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    Most powerful telecommunications satellite ever ordered by MEASAT handed over

Most powerful telecommunications satellite ever ordered by MEASAT handed over

MEASAT-3b is 34th Eurostar E3000 satellite of Airbus Defence and Space to go into operation

Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has successfully concluded in-orbit trials with MEASAT-3b. One month after launch, the satellite is now ready to enter commercial service and has been officially handed over to its operator, MEASAT.

Since MEASAT-3b was launched by Ariane 5 on 11 September, Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse has been leading the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) operations and carrying out in-orbit trials. Tests on the telecommunications payload were carried out at the MEASAT facilities in Cyberjaya, […]

October 16, 2014|News|
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    Airbus Defence and Space to build new telecommunications satellite for operators EchoStar and SES

Airbus Defence and Space to build new telecommunications satellite for operators EchoStar and SES

Third Airbus DS satellite recently won on the US market
EchoStar 105/SES-11 will be the 48th satellite to be based on Airbus Defence and Space’s highly reliable Eurostar E3000 platform

Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has been selected by EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation—a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corp. (NASDAQ: SATS), and SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), two of the world’s leading global satellite services providers, to build a satellite called EchoStar 105/SES-11, a Eurostar E3000 satellite operating two payloads in Ku and C bands.

“We are proud that operators as renowned […]

September 5, 2014|News|
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    Airbus Defense and Space awarded satellite communications Blanket Purchase Agreement to support US Special Operations Forces

Airbus Defense and Space awarded satellite communications Blanket Purchase Agreement to support US Special Operations Forces

Airbus Defense and Space announced today that it has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract to provide L-band satellite communication (SATCOM) services to support the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

Awarded through the Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization, the BPA has a ceiling of $32.6 million and a period of performance of one base year plus four option years. Services covered by the BPA include Inmarsat BGAN, FleetBroadband and SwiftBroadband airtime.

“This BPA win for comms-on-the-move (COTM) and comms-on-the-pause (COTP) applications reflects our long-standing commitment to assuring mission success at every level of military operations by delivering the […]

July 1, 2014|News|
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    Airbus Defence and Space on target for the launch of EUTELSAT 3B

Airbus Defence and Space on target for the launch of EUTELSAT 3B

EUTELSAT 3B will soon be orbited, 30 years after Europe’s first commercial telecommunications satellite.
The latest addition to the Eutelsat fleet will be the third of six telecommunications satellites manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space scheduled to be launched in 2014.

Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, is making the final preparations for the launch of EUTELSAT 3B, the latest spacecraft of the Eutelsat fleet, a leading global satellite operator. EUTELSAT 3B is due to be launched by the Sea Launch Zenit-3SL launch system, directly from the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, into an optimized geostationary transfer […]

May 21, 2014|News|
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    Airbus Defence and Space is double prime contractor for the upcoming launch of ASTRA 5B by Ariane

Airbus Defence and Space is double prime contractor for the upcoming launch of ASTRA 5B by Ariane

ASTRA 5B will be the first of six telecommunications satellites scheduled for launch in 2014.

Airbus Defence and Space, number two worldwide in space technologies, is preparing the launch of ASTRA 5B, which is due to be put into geostationary orbit (36,000 kilometres) aboard an Ariane 5 launcher on 21 March. ASTRA 5B is the first of six telecommunications satellites that will be launched in 2014. Airbus Defence and Space is also the industrial prime contractor for Ariane 5.

Astra 5B will be deployed at the orbital location of 31.5° East. It will provide extended transponder capacity in Ku and Ka […]

March 20, 2014|News|
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    Airbus Defence and Space: ESA contract for next-generation telecommunication satellite platform

Airbus Defence and Space: ESA contract for next-generation telecommunication satellite platform

The European Space Agency has awarded the phase B contract for Neosat to Airbus Defence and Space and TAS.
Operational from 2019, the new platform will be optimised for electric propulsion.

Airbus Defence and Space, number two worldwide in space technologies, has been awarded the phase B contract for initial design work on the European Space Agency (ESA) next-generation satellite platforms. The contract, in conjunction with Thales Alenia Space (TAS), is worth 18.2 million euros.

The new platform of Airbus Defence and Space will be designed for telecommunications satellites of between three and six tonnes. Lighter and smaller than the current platforms, […]

February 20, 2014|News|
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    Airbus Defence and Space signs a new satellite contract with SES

Airbus Defence and Space signs a new satellite contract with SES

SES-10 is the 10th Eurostar satellite ordered by SES, as well as the 10th Eurostar satellite from Airbus Defence and Space to use electrical propulsion.

Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has won a contract with SES one of the world’s leading satellite operators, for the design and construction of the latest addition to its fleet, the SES-10. The new satellite will be based on the ultra-reliable Eurostar E3000 platform from Airbus Defence and Space.

“This new contract is a significant win for Airbus Defence and Space and further reinforces our long-standing relationship with SES, which has […]

February 20, 2014|News|
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Eutelsat 3B shipped to launch base

8th Eurostar E3000 communications satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space for Eutelsat.

Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed the final integration and testing of Eutelsat 3B: the satellite has left the Airbus Defence and Space facilities in Toulouse, France, and has been transported by air to Long Beach, California. To be launched in April 2014, it will be encapsulated in the Zenit-3SL fairing before the Sea Launch platform departs for the equatorial launch site in the Pacific Ocean.

Eutelsat 3B is a new tri-band telecommunications satellite based on Airbus DS’s highly reliable Eurostar E3000 platform. It will provide video, […]

February 19, 2014|News|
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Airbus Defence and Space at Singapore Airshow 2014

Europe’s biggest defence and space company at Asia’s largest Airshow

Airbus Defence and Space, Europe’s number one defence and space company will be present at this year’s Singapore Airshow from 11th-16th February at the Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore.

This marks the first airshow where the newly formed airbus division, comprising all business activities from the former Airbus Military, Astrium and Cassidian units, will present its portfolio under one roof.

Asia being one of the largest growth markets for Airbus Defence and Space, the company offers a wide range of defence, security and space products and solutions for current and future challenges. Airbus […]

February 10, 2014|News|
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