All-Electric Maxar 1300-Class Communications Satellite to Deliver Broadcast Services for Eutelsat Customers
21 June 2019 - 8:00PM
Business Wire
EUTELSAT 7C is performing according to plan
after launch
Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR) today announced that
the all-electric EUTELSAT 7C communications satellite, built for
Eutelsat, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, is
performing according to plan.
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The Maxar-built EUTELSAT 7C all-electric
satellite has successfully launched and will soon begin providing
broadcast services for Eutelsat customers. (Photo: Business
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The satellite launched yesterday aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from
the Arianespace launch base in Kourou, French Guiana. EUTELSAT 7C
deployed its solar arrays on schedule and began firing its
SPT-140 electric propulsion thrusters to propel toward
its final orbit at 7 degrees East longitude, where it is designed
to provide service for a minimum of 15 years. Once in service,
EUTELSAT 7C will deliver high-quality broadcast services to
multiple regions, including Africa, the Middle East and Turkey.
“An innovative and reliable spacecraft manufacturer for more
than 60 years, Maxar Space Solutions has built and launched 280
spacecraft with a combined 2,200 years of on-orbit service.
EUTELSAT 7C is the third satellite built by Maxar for Eutelsat,”
said Megan Fitzgerald, Maxar’s Senior Vice President and General
Manager of Space Solutions. “I would like to thank our long-term
customer, Eutelsat, for their collaborative working relationship
and forward-leaning approach to integrating cutting-edge
technologies that result in superior satellite capability to meet
next-generation broadcast demand.”
Based on Maxar’s decades-proven 1300-class
platform, EUTELSAT 7C is equipped with 44 Ku-band transponders and
a steerable antenna beam, which enables Eutelsat to adjust coverage
as needed while the satellite is on-orbit. The satellite also
carries a highly innovative photonics payload, which will
demonstrate technologies to enable more efficient payload designs
in the future.
All-electric satellites provide efficient solutions for
satellite operators by reducing launch mass while increasing
spacecraft flexibility and performance. As a pioneer in the field
of electric propulsion, Maxar’s extensive experience includes in
excess of 100,000 hours of active electric propulsion thruster
operation across more than 30 spacecraft currently in orbit.
“Maxar has been a valued and trusted partner in innovating and
advancing the capabilities of our satellite fleet for many years,”
said Yohann Leroy, Eutelsat’s Deputy CEO and Chief Technical
Officer. “We are delighted to take our relationship further with
EUTELSAT 7C, the third satellite to be built by Maxar for
Eutelsat.”
The operations of DigitalGlobe, SSL and Radiant Solutions were
unified under the Maxar brand in February; MDA continues to operate
as an independent business unit within the Maxar organization.
About Maxar Technologies
As a global leader of advanced space technology solutions, Maxar
is at the nexus of the new space economy, developing and sustaining
the infrastructure and delivering the information, services,
systems that unlock the promise of space for commercial and
government markets. The operations of DigitalGlobe, SSL and Radiant
Solutions were unified under the Maxar brand in February; MDA
continues to operate as an independent business unit within the
Maxar organization. As a trusted partner with 5,900 employees in
over 30 global locations, Maxar provides vertically integrated
capabilities and expertise including satellites, Earth imagery,
robotics, geospatial data and analytics to help customers
anticipate and address their most complex mission-critical
challenges with confidence. Every day, billions of people rely on
Maxar to communicate, share information and data, and deliver
insights that Build a Better World. Maxar trades on the New York
Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange as MAXR. For more
information, visit www.maxar.com.
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