Le satellite de télécommunications «Inmarsat S-Band / Hellas Sat 3» a rejoint le site de lancement de Kourou en Guyane Française

Le satellite de télécommunications «Inmarsat S-Band / Hellas Sat 3» a rejoint le site de lancement de Kourou en Guyane Française
Built on the Spacebus 4000 C4 platform from Thales Alenia Space, “Inmarsat S-band / Hellas Sat 3“ will deliver a multi-beam mission in S-band as well as a powerful Ku/Ka-Band mission of 45 Ku and 1 Ka transponders for Hellas-Sat. The satellite will weigh about 5.8 tons at launch and will offer payload power of about 12.7 kW. « Inmarsat S-band / Hellas Sat 3 » will be positioned at 39° East.
“Inmarsat S-band / Hellas Sat 3“ is the fourth satellite from Thales Alenia Space to be shipped to the Guiana Space Center in 2017. Inmarsat S-band/ Hellas-Sat 3 will be the 14th satellite built by Thales Alenia Space to be launched since the beginning of the year,” said Bertrand Maureau, Vice President, Telecommunications Business Line at Thales Alenia Space.Photos/artistic view copyrights: ©Thales Alenia Space
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Thales Alenia Space brings over 40 years of experience to the design, integration, testing and operation of innovative space systems for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. A joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space also teams up with Telespazio to form the parent companies’ “Space Alliance”, which offers a complete range of services and solutions. Thales Alenia Space has built up unrivaled expertise in dual (civil-military) missions, constellations, flexible high-throughput payloads, altimetry, meteorology, and high-resolution radar and optical observation. The company capitalizes on its strong legacy, while also making innovation a key to its strategy. By offering a continuous stream of new products and expanding its global footprint, Thales Alenia Space has established its leadership in today’s fast-evolving space sector. Thales Alenia Space posted consolidated revenues of about 2.4 billion euros in 2016 and has 7,980 employees in nine countries.Thales Alenia Space Press Contacts:
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