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Eutelsat Communications: EUTELSAT 8 West B Satellite in Final Stretch of Manufacturing
Regulatory News:
The EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite of Eutelsat (News - Alert) Communications (Paris:ETL)
(Euronext Paris: ETL) is in the final stretch of manufacturing and on
track for launch by an Ariane 5 rocket in mid-2015. The 5.8 tonne
satellite has finished launch environment tests and is now going through
a final round of payload performance checks at Thales (News - Alert) Alenia Space's
factory in Cannes.
EUTELSAT 8 West 8 will be launched to the 7/8° West neighbourhood
selected by over 1,000 TV channels to reach into an unmatched audience
of 52 million homes. Eutelsat and Nilesat have progressively built a
comprehensive broadcast infrastructure at this position, comprising
satellites designed for Direct-to-Home reception in a vast footprint
stretching from Morocco to the Gulf. Both operators have steadily
brought new capacity on line to meet thriving demand for digital
channels and the acceleration of High Definition Television. The next
phase of expansion at the most popular neighbourhood in the Middle East
and North Africa comes with EUTELSAT 8 West B.
In addition to delivering increased Ku-band capacity for the MENA region
and a pan-African payload in C-band, EUTELSAT 8 West B will host a new
generation of advanced functions that will raise the bar of performance,
flexibility and signal security. The new functions are focused on
delivering three main benefits:
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Mitigating the effects of interference by increasing control over
uplink frequencies to a satellite;
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Increasing the number of active channels by optimising a satellite
payload's use of the electrical power generated by its solar panels;
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Expanding options for repositioning satellites with frequency agile
command receivers.
Mitigating interference This function involves embarking
new-generation frequency converters behind the satellite's receive
antennas. This will put Eutelsat in the unique position to be able to
change the frequency of an uplik signal without any impact on the
downlink frequency received by user terminals, marking a major
breakthrough in the bid for continuity of service for broadcast signals
jammed by rogue uplink signals.
Optimising distribution of electrical power This technology
involves embarking a new generation of equipment in the payload's high
power amplification system so that the electrical power used by a
channel can be set according to its actual requirement at a given
frequency. As the number of channels that can be operated simultaneously
is directly linked to the amount of energy produced by solar panels,
this innovation brings with it the potential to increase active channels.
More flexible fleet deployment options This innovation uses
a new generation of command receivers that can be set to multiple
options, giving enhanced operational flexibility.
More pictures available for download on our Flickr
page Watch the video of EUTELSAT 8 West B solar array testing
on our Youtube
channel.
Meet Eutelsat at Cabsat Dubai, Dubai World
Trade Centre, 10-12 March: Stand: Hall 7, Stand n°A7-10
About Eutelsat Communications Established in 1977, Eutelsat
Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is one of
the world's leading and most experienced operators of communications
satellites. The company provides capacity on 34 satellites to clients
that include broadcasters and broadcasting associations, pay-TV
operators, video, data and Internet service providers, enterprises and
government agencies. Eutelsat's satellites provide ubiquitous coverage
of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas,
enabling video, data, broadband and government communications to be
established irrespective of a user's location. Headquartered in Paris,
with offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat represents a
workforce of 1,000 men and women from 32 countries who are experts in
their fields and work with clients to deliver the highest quality of
service.
For more about Eutelsat please visit www.eutelsat.com
www.eutelsat.com
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