Eutelsat

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Eutelsat Communications

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legal form Société Anonyme
ISIN FR0010221234
founding 1982
Seat Paris , FranceFranceFrance 
management Michel de Rosen (Chairman and CEO )
Number of employees 1000
sales € 1.53 billion
Branch Satellite operator
Website www.eutelsat.com
As of October 25, 2016

The French company Eutelsat ( Eu ropean Tel eCommunications Sat ellite Organization ) is the third largest satellite operator in the world.

history

Eutelsat was founded in 1982 as a supranational organization through a government agreement between 26 European countries as the marketer of the ESA communication satellites. The precursor, founded in 1977, was called Interim Eutelsat . Eutelsat now orders and operates its own satellites. Eutelsat is headquartered in Paris . The Spanish company Abertis holds 8.4% of the shares in Eutelsat, the French CDC Infrastructure of France (a subsidiary of Caisse des Depots et Consignations ) 26.15% and the China Investment Corporation (CIC) 7%. The remaining 58.45% are in free float and are traded on Euronext . The first satellites from Eutelsat were the ECS satellites , which were renamed “Eutelsat I” after a successful launch.

Grundig satellite receiver, 1986, for direct reception of Eutelsat communications satellites in Europe

Eutelsat currently operates a fleet of 39 satellites in geostationary orbit and, as of October 2014, transmitted more than 5,800 TV channels to over 200 million satellite and cable households in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The group's satellites also provide fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV delivery services, corporate networks and broadband services to Internet service providers, transportation, maritime applications and emerging markets. Eutelsat Communications is headquartered in Paris. Together with its subsidiaries, Eutelsat employs more than 780 people in sales, technology and operations from 30 countries.

In Germany, the company owns the Cologne-based Eutelsat Services und Beteiligungen GmbH , which in turn has a stake in Hispasat (Madrid) and Sitcom (Rome) and controls the company's business in the German-speaking market. With KabelKiosk , Eutelsat operates a digital program and service platform for cable networks in Europe.

Reception in Europe

Astra and Eutelsat hot bird satellites in geostationary orbit

For direct reception in Central Europe, the hot bird position 13.0 ° East is particularly important. Programs from almost all European nations are broadcast here. It is possible to receive both Astra at 19.2 ° East and Eutelsat Hot Bird at 13 ° East with cross- eyed LNBs and a permanently installed satellite antenna.

Free-to-air programs in German via Hot Bird

  • Arte (DVB-S2, MPEG-4)
  • Arte HD (DVB-S2, MPEG-4)
  • EuroNews
  • Family TV (DVB-S2, MPEG-4)
  • Koran Hedayah
  • New Jerusalem transmitter
  • SRF info HD (encrypted for sports broadcasts)
  • ZDF (not during and after major sporting events)
  • ZDF neo (only during and after major sporting events)

Some programs:

  • DW Europe (9 a.m. to 12 noon and evening in winter, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in summer)
  • MTA International (identifier: MTA INTL; the identifier MTA International is MTA3)

Special services

Some of the satellites are equipped with special technologies developed by Eutelsat, for example with Skyplex , a multiplex method for satellites.

List of satellites

position designation Start date Regions former name comment
173 ° W Eutelsat 21A 04/12/1999 Europe, Africa, Middle East Eutelsat W3, Eutelsat W6
168 ° W Eutelsat-II F4 07/09/1992 Europe
164 ° W Eutelsat 16B 02/27/1998 Europe, Africa, Middle East Hot Bird 4, Atlantic Bird 4, Eurobird 16
140 ° W Eutelsat W3B 10/28/2010 Europe, Africa switched off
138 ° W Eutelsat-II F3 07/12/1991 Europe
134 ° W Eutelsat-I F5 07/21/1988 Europe ECS-5
117 ° W Eutelsat 117 West A. 03/26/2013 America Satmex 8
117 ° W Eutelsat 117 West B. 06/15/2016 South America Satmex 9
115 ° W Eutelsat 115 West A. December 6, 1998 America Satmex 5, Morelos 3
115 ° W Eutelsat 115 West B. 03/02/2015 America Satmex 7
113 ° W Eutelsat 113 West A. 05/27/2006 America Satmex 6
82 ° W Eutelsat-I F2 08/04/1984 Europe ECS-2
65 ° W Eutelsat 65 West A. 03/09/2016 America
36 ° W Eutelsat 36 West A 08/28/2002 America, Europe Atlantic Bird 1, Eutelsat 12 West A.
30 ° W Eutelsat-I F4 08/04/1984 Europe ECS-4
12 ° W Eutelsat 12 West B. 09/25/2001 America, Europe Atlantic Bird 2
8 ° W Eutelsat 8 West B 08/20/2015 Europe, North Africa, Middle East
8 ° W Eutelsat 8 West D. 05/31/2007 Europe, North Africa, Middle East Eutelsat 3A, ChinaSat 5C, Sinosat 3
7 ° W Eutelsat 7 West A. 09/24/2011 Middle East, North Africa Atlantic Bird 7
5 ° W Eutelsat 5 West A 07/05/2002 Europe, America, Africa Atlantic Bird 3, Stellat 5
5 ° W Eutelsat 5 West B 09/10/2019 Europe, North Africa
3 ° E Eutelsat 3B 05/26/2014 Europe, Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, Brazil
7 ° E Eutelsat 7A 03/15/2004 Europe, Middle East, Africa Eutelsat W3A
7 ° E Eutelsat 7B 05/14/2013 Europe, Middle East, Africa Eutelsat W3D, Eutelsat 3D
7 ° E Eutelsat 7C 06/20/2019 Europe, Middle East, Africa
9 ° E Eutelsat 9B 01/29/2016 Europe, Middle East, North Africa EDRS A
9 ° E Eutelsat KA-SAT 9A December 26, 2010 Europe KA-SAT
10 ° E Eutelsat 10A 04/03/2009 Europe, Middle East, North Africa Eutelsat W2A
13 ° E Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B 08/04/2006 Europe, Middle East, North Africa Hot Bird 8
13 ° E Eutelsat Hot Bird 13C December 20, 2008 Europe, Middle East, North Africa Hot Bird 9
13 ° E Eutelsat Hot Bird 13E 03/11/2006 Europe, Middle East, North Africa Eurobird 9A, Hot Bird 7A, Eutelsat 9A
14 ° E Eutelsat 16C 04/17/2000 Europe, America SESAT 1
16 ° E Eutelsat 16A 07/10/2011 Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Indian Ocean Islands Eutelsat W3C
18 ° E Eutelsat-I F1 06/16/1983 Europe, Middle East, North Africa ECS-1
21 ° E Eutelsat 21B 11/10/2012 Europe, Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, Central Asia Eutelsat W6A
25 ° E Eutelsat 25B 08/29/2013 North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Eurobird 2A, Es′hail 1
30 ° E Eutelsat 31A 09/27/2003 Europe e-Bird, Eurobird 3, Eutelsat 33A
31 ° E Eutelsat-II F2 01/15/1991 Europe Out of service
33 ° E Eutelsat 33C 03/08/2001 Europe Eurobird 1, Eutelsat 28A
33 ° E Eutelsat 33E 02/11/2009 Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia Hot Bird 13D, Hot Bird 10, Atlantic Bird 4A, Eutelsat 3C
35 ° E Eutelsat 36B 11/24/2009 Middle East, North Africa Eutelsat W7
36 ° E Eutelsat 36C 12/24/2015 Middle East, North Africa Express AMU 1 Capacity has been leased from Eutelsat
45 ° E Eutelsat 48A 11/21/1996 Central Europe, Middle East, Central Asia Eutelsat W48, Hot Bird 2, Eurobird 9
48 ° E Eutelsat 48D December 20, 2008 Afghanistan, Central Asia Eutelsat W2M, Eutelsat 48B, Eutelsat 28B
53 ° E Eutelsat 53A 10/21/2014 Middle East, North Africa Express on 6 Capacity has been leased from Eutelsat
57 ° E Eutelsat 70C 05/24/2000 Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Russia Eutelsat W4, Eutelsat 36A
59 ° E Eutelsat 4B 10/09/1998 Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Russia Hot Bird 5, Eurobird 2, Arabsat 2D, Badr 2, Eutelsat 25A
70 ° E Eutelsat 70B December 03, 2012 Europe, Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia Eutelsat W5A
75 ° E Eutelsat 33B 11/20/2002 Europe, Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia Eutelsat W5, Eutelsat 70A, Eutelsat 25C
76 ° E Eutelsat W2 05/10/1998 Europe, Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia Out of service
80 ° E Eutelsat 70D 08/21/2002 Europe, Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia Hot Bird 6, Eutelsat Hot Bird 13A, Eutelsat 8 West C
80 ° E SESAT-2 12/28/2003 Eastern Europe, Asia, Middle East Express on 22 Capacity has been leased from Eutelsat
86 ° E Eutelsat 4A 09/06/2000 Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Russia Eutelsat W1, Eurobird 4A
99 ° E Eutelsat-II F1 01/15/1991 Europe, Middle East, North Africa
172 ° E Eutelsat 172A 12/29/2005 Asia Pacific AMC-23, GE-23
172 ° E Eutelsat 172B 06/01/2017 Asia Pacific

As of November 19, 2017

See also

Web links

 Wikinews: Category: Eutelsat  - in the news

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Executive Committee , on eutelsat.com, accessed June 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ a b [1] , on eutelsat.com, accessed on October 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ root: Find your satellite - Eutelsat. In: www.eutelsat.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016 .