Eutelsat contracts Arianespace for future satellite launches

摘要

Eutelsat Communications is planning for the future of maritime VSAT by contracting Arianespace for further launches. The France headquartered operator plans to commission three more satellites on Ariane rockets over the next two to three years. Arianespace has been contracted to launch the Eutelsat 7C satellite, built by SSL, in 2018. This should be followed by the launch of Airbus Defence and Space-built Eutelsat Quantum in 2019. Another high throughput satellite, built by Thales, is scheduled to be placed into orbit also in 2019.