Eutelsat Konnect VHTS [TAS]
Official name EUTE KONNECT VHTS
Alternative name Eutelsat Konnect VHTS
Cospar ID 2022-110A
Norad ID 53765
Launch date 2022-09-07
Launch site FRGUI
Launch vehicle Ariane-5ECA+
Country/Organization International
Type application Communication
Operator Eutelsat
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.12
Inclination (deg) 0.05
Perigee (km) 35776
Apogee (km) 35798
Eccentricity 0.000307374186156984
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00270172408991
Semi-Major axis (km) 42165.135
Raan (deg) 88.1966
Arg of perigee (deg) 302.299
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 6500
Height (m) 8.8
Width (m) 3.5
Depth (m) 3.5
Span (m^2) 45
Lifetime 15 years
Contractors Thales Alenia Space
Equipment Ka-band 500 Gbps Very High Throughput Payload
Propulsion 4 × PPS-5000 plasma thrusters
Configuration Spacebus-Neo-200
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

Eutelsat Communications ordered in April a new-generation high-throughput Ka-band satellite called Eutelsat Konnect VHTS from Thales Alenia Space to serve Europe with Ka-band capacity of 500 Gbps.

The 6300 kg satellite will use Thales Alenia Space's new Spacebus-Neo-200 platform and will be launched in 2021. It will embark the most powerful on-board digital processor ever put in orbit, offering capacity allocation flexibility, optimal spectrum use, and progressive ground network deployment. Thales Alenia Space will also develop a satellite and ground segment solution.

The investment in KONNECT VHTS replaces the project of a joint investment with ViaSat in the ViaSat 3-EMEA satellite for Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
EUTE KONNECT VHTS 2022-110A 2022-09-07 FRGUI Ariane-5ECA+