Eutelsat konnect

[solly]

Technical details for satellite EUTELSAT KONNECT

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www.n2yo.com

 

[solly]

Gsat30 79.9e

 

[hvdh]

GSat-30 was tested at 80.9°E, and is now at 83.0°E and has already taken over services from Insat-4B.
Insat-4B started drifting 0.4°E/day and also starts becoming inclined.

 

[hvdh]

Insat-4B has arrived already at 85.5°E, probably just as slot reservation, it is listed at ITU SNL.

No progress yet with Eutelsat Konnect, with regards to inclination that is still 6.1° from the start.

 

[hvdh]

It appears Eutelsat Konnect is not going to be tested at planned final location 14.0°E.
The satellite has now arrived at about 7.25°E, with still a bit of inclination (0.17°) to be corrected.

 

[Analoguesat]

Orange Telecom have contracted the entire capacity of Konnect that covers France

Orange buys out entire Eutelsat Konnect capacity

Eutelsat Communications has agreed to sell all the available capacity on its Eutelsat Konnect satellite covering the French territory to the telco Orange.

www.broadbandtvnews.com

Interesting that the agreement only covers until Konnect VHTS goes into service - then customers will be migrated onto that bird.

 

[hvdh]

Two recent press releases about Konnect.

Nov 16: Successful entry into service of Eutelsat Konnect satellite.

Successful entry into service of EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite

Eutelsat Communications announces the successful entry into service of its new-generation EUTELSAT KONNECT High Throughput Satellite at the 7° East orbital...

news.eutelsat.com

Nov 18: TIM commits to capacity on Eutelsat Konnect and Konnect VHTS to expand high-speed broadband delivery.

TIM commits to capacity on EUTELSAT KONNECT and KONNECT VHTS to expand high-speed broadband delivery

Eutelsat Communications has signed a Letter of Agreement with TIM for wholesale capacity on the EUTELSAT KONNECT and KONNECT VHTS satellites which will...

news.eutelsat.com

(TIM is Telecom Italia).

Eutelsat site not yet shows complete coverage maps of Konnect.
But this investor presentation at least shows the European part, on page 38:

https://www.eutelsat.com/files/PDF/investors/2020-21/Investor%20presentation%20Nov%202020%20v2.pdf