Eutelsat
{{Short description|French-based satellite provider}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Eutelsat S.A.
| logo = Logo_Eutelsat.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| image = EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS sendo encapsulado.jpg
| image_caption = The Eutelsat Konnect VHTS satellite being installed in Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket prior to launch.
| type = Société Anonyme
| traded_as = {{euronextParis|ETL|FR0010221234|XPAR}}
CAC Mid 60 Component
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1977}}
| key_people = Eva Berneke (CEO)
| industry = Communications satellite
| revenue = {{decrease}} €1.13 billion (2022/23){{cite web |title=2022-2023 Consolidated Financial Statements |url=https://www.eutelsat.com/files/EC_consolidated_financial_statements_FY23%20vDEF_EN.pdf |publisher=Eutelsat Communications Group |access-date= 14 September 2023}}
| operating_income = {{increase}} €573 million (2022/23)
| net_income = {{increase}} €328 million (2022/23)
| assets = {{decrease}} €7.41 billion (2022/23)
| equity = {{increase}} €3.07 billion (2022/23)
| subsid = OneWeb, Satmex, Skylogic, Fransat
| homepage = {{URL|www.eutelsat.com}}
| owner = {{ubl|Eutelsat Group {{smaller|(2023–present)}}}}
}}
Eutelsat S.A. is a French satellite operator.{{cite news|url= https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eutelsat-results-idUKKBN22Q2PA | title= Eutelsat's sales fall as pandemic hits communications sector | newspaper= Reuters | access-date=10 February 2022|date=10 May 2020}} Providing coverage over the entire European continent, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas, it has been the world's third-largest satellite operator in terms of revenues.{{cite web |title=World Teleport Association publishes Top Operator Rankings for 2023 |url=https://news.satnews.com/2023/12/19/world-teleport-association-publishes-top-operator-rankings-for-2023/ |website=news.satnews.com |publisher=SatNews |access-date=1 October 2024}} Its subsidiary Eutelsat OneWeb is a competitor to Elon Musk's Starlink.
Eutelsat's satellites are used for broadcasting nearly 7,000 television stations, of which 1,400 are in high-definition television, and 1,100 radio stations to over 274 million cable and satellite homes. They also serve requirements for TV contribution services, corporate networks, mobile communications, Internet backbone connectivity and broadband access for terrestrial, maritime and in-flight applications. Eutelsat is headquartered in Paris, France. Eutelsat Communications Chief Executive Officer is currently Eva Berneke.{{cite web |url=http://www.eutelsat.com/eutelsat/management-biographies.html|title=Communications Executive Committee|publisher=Eutelsat|date=2009-07-01|access-date=2016-02-09}}
In October 2017, Eutelsat acquired Noorsat, one of the leading satellite service providers in the Middle East, from Bahrain's Orbit Holding Group. Noorsat is the premier distributor of Eutelsat capacity in the Middle East, serving blue-chip customers and providing services for over 300 TV channels almost exclusively from Eutelsat's market-leading the Middle East and North Africa neighbourhoods at 7/8° West and 25.5° East.{{cite web|url=http://news.eutelsat.com/pressreleases/eutelsat-consolidates-its-presence-in-middle-east-with-the-acquisition-of-noorsat-2213854|title=Eutelsat consolidates its presence in Middle East with the acquisition of Noorsat|publisher=Eutelsat|date=2017-10-17|access-date=2017-10-17|archive-date=22 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622135515/https://news.eutelsat.com/pressreleases/eutelsat-consolidates-its-presence-in-middle-east-with-the-acquisition-of-noorsat-2213854|url-status=dead}}
On 26 July 2022, Eutelsat announced a merger with LEO satellite internet operator OneWeb.{{cite web |title=Eutelsat will continue to be listed on Euronext Paris and apply for admission to standard listing on the London Stock Exchange. |url=https://www.eutelsat.com/en/news/press.html#/pressreleases/eutelsat-and-oneweb-to-combine-a-leap-forward-in-satellite-connectivity-3195697 |website=Eutelsat}} When the merger was completed in September 2023, the company became a subsidiary of a new entity, "Eutelsat Group".{{Cite web|url=https://www.pax-intl.com/ife-connectivity/partnerships-collaborations-acquisitions/2023/10/02/eutelsat-and-oneweb-complete-merger/|title=Eutelsat and OneWeb complete merger|work=Pax International|date=2 October 2023 |access-date=2023-10-10|language=en}} It has 35 geostationary satellites and 600 satellites in a Low Earth orbit constellation.
History
The European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (Eutelsat) was originally set up in 1977 ({{Years or months ago|1977}}), by 17 European countries as an intergovernmental organisation (IGO). Its role was to develop and operate a satellite-based telecommunications infrastructure for Europe. The Convention establishing the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization Eutelsat was opened for signature in July 1982 and entered into force on 1 September 1985.{{Cite web |url=https://www.eutelsatigo.int/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/E-Convention-establishing-EUTELSAT.pdf |title=Convention Establishing the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization |access-date=25 September 2017 |archive-date=20 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520184219/http://www.eutelsatigo.int/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/E-Convention-establishing-EUTELSAT.pdf |url-status=dead }}
In 1982, Eutelsat decided to start operations of its first TV channel (Satellite Television) on the Orbital Test Satellite (OTS) in cooperation with European Space Agency (ESA). This was the first satellite-based direct-to-home TV channel launched in Europe. In 1983, Eutelsat launched its first satellite to be used for telecommunications and TV distribution
Initially established to address satellite telecommunications demand in Western Europe, Eutelsat rapidly developed its infrastructure to expand coverage to additional services (i.e. TV) and markets, such as Central and Eastern Europe in 1989, and the Middle East, the African continent, and large parts of Asia and the Americas from the 1990s.
Eutelsat was the first satellite operator in Europe to broadcast television channels direct-to-home. It developed its premium neighbourhood of five Hot Bird satellites in the mid-1990s to offer capacity that would be able to attract hundreds of channels to the same orbital location, appealing to wider audiences for consumer satellite TV.
With the general liberalisation of the telecommunications sector in Europe, Eutelsat's assets, liabilities and operational activities were transferred to a private company called Eutelsat S.A. established for this purpose in July 2001.{{cite web|url=https://www.eutelsatigo.int/en/about/restructuring/|title=Restructuring {{!}} Eutelsat igo|website=eutelsatigo.int|publisher=Eutelsat IGO|access-date=2017-09-25|archive-date=19 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319175859/https://www.eutelsatigo.int/en/about/restructuring/|url-status=dead}} The structure role and activities of the new intergovernmental organisation Eutelsat IGO evolved. According to Eutelsat IGO's amended constitution in 2016, the main purpose of Eutelsat IGO has been to ensure that Eutelsat S.A. observes the Basic Principles set forth in the Eutelsat Amended Convention entered into force in November 2002. These Basic Principles refer to public service/universal service obligations, pan European coverage by the satellite system, non-discrimination and fair competition.{{Cite web |url=https://www.eutelsatigo.int/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/E-Amended-Convention-281102.pdf |title=Eutelsat Amended Convention |access-date=25 September 2017 |archive-date=20 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520184221/http://www.eutelsatigo.int/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/E-Amended-Convention-281102.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{better source needed|date=November 2022}} The Executive Secretary of Eutelsat IGO participates in all meetings of the Board of Directors of Eutelsat Communications S.A. and Eutelsat S.A. as an observer to the Board (censeur).{{cite web|url=https://www.eutelsatigo.int/en/activities-initiatives/the-eutelsat-group/|title=Eutelsat Group {{!}} Eutelsat IGO|website=eutelsatigo.int|publisher=Eutelsat IGO|access-date=2017-09-25}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{clarify|do we have any secondary sources that comprehensively describe the governance of this mixed government/corporate entity? Does it need to be profitable in the open market? Is it subsidized by governments and government acquisitions?|date=November 2022}}
In April 2005, the principal shareholders of Eutelsat S.A. grouped their investment in a new entity (Eutelsat Communications), which is now the holding company of the Group owning 95.2% of Eutelsat S.A. on 6 October 2005. As of 2009, the holding company owned 96.0% of Eutelsat S.A.{{cite web|url=http://www.eutelsat.com/investors/pdf/ETL-consolidated-financial-statements-300609.pdf|access-date=August 29, 2009|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726052534/http://www.eutelsat.com/investors/pdf/ETL-consolidated-financial-statements-300609.pdf|archive-date=July 26, 2011|title=Consolidated Financial Statements at 30 June 2009}}
= 2010s =
On 31 July 2013, Eutelsat Communications announced the 100% acquisition of Satélites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. ("Satmex") for US$831 million in cash plus the assumption of US$311 million in Satmex debt, pending government and regulatory approvals.{{cite web|title=Eutelsat's Satmex Acquisition Expands Satellite Fleet Operator's Global Reach|url=http://spacenews.com/36569eutelsats-satmex-acquisition-expands-satellite-fleet-operators/|publisher=SpaceNews|first=Peter B.|last=de Selding|date=1 August 2013}} The transaction was finalized on 2 January 2014. Based in Mexico, Satmex operates three satellites at contiguous positions, 113° West (Satmex 6), 114.9° West (Satmex 5) and 116.8° West (Satmex 8) that cover 90% of the population of the Americas.{{cite news|title=Eutelsat acquires Satmex|date=July 31, 2013|url=https://www.satellitemarkets.com/news-analysis/eutelsat-acquires-satmex|website=satellitemarkets.com|access-date=February 25, 2023}}
In December 2015, the company announced a partnership{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34451081|title=Facebook plans satellite 'in 2016'|work=BBC News |date=5 October 2015|accessdate=16 November 2022}} with Facebook to launch an internet satellite over Africa by 2016 where Facebook lease all of a satellite's high throughput Ka-band capacity, however, the satellite was destroyed during launch preparations.{{cite web|title=Breaking: Facebook satellite for Africa destroyed in SpaceX rocket blast|date=September 1, 2016|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/breaking-facebook-satellite-africa-destroyed-spacex-rocket-blast/|website=vanguardngr.com|access-date=February 26, 2023}}
= 2020s =
In December 2020, Eutelsat launched Eutelsat Konnect, a domestic broadband service targeting remote localities, in the United Kingdom with a planned subsequent launch across Europe.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/12/13/french-satellite-firm-looks-muscle-britains-broadband-market/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/12/13/french-satellite-firm-looks-muscle-britains-broadband-market/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-status=live|title=French satellite firm looks to muscle in on Britain's broadband market|last=Woods|first=Ben|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url-access=subscription|date=13 December 2020|access-date=13 December 2020}}{{cbignore}}
In July 2021, Eutelsat launched Eutelsat Quantum, the first full software-defined satellite. It will enable users, notably in the Government and Mobility markets, to actively define and shape performance and reach thanks to its software-based design.{{Cite web|title=Successful launch of Eutelsat Quantum, the first full software-defined satellite|url=https://eutelsat-com.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/successful-launch-of-eutelsat-quantum-the-first-full-software-defined-satellite-3119143|access-date=2021-11-15|website=Mynewsdesk|date=31 July 2021 |language=en}}
In December 2021, Eva Berneke was appointed Chief Executive Officer to replace Rodolphe Belmer. She will take up her position on 1 January 2022.{{cite news|title=Eutelsat Names Eva Berneke as Company's First Female CEO|url=https://www.satellitetoday.com/business/2021/12/20/eutelsat-names-eva-berneke-as-companys-first-female-ceo|date=20 December 2021}}
In March 2022, in the context of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and growing censorship in Russia, two of the Russian packagers active on the 36°E Eutelsat satellites, NTV Plus (a subsidiary of Gazprom Media) and Trikolor, unilaterally interrupted broadcasting of 8 international news channels (BBC World, CNN, Deutsche Welle, Euronews, France 24, NHK World, RAInews 24, TV5 Monde). This interruption was denounced by the Denis Diderot Committee, made up of academics and professionals from the European audiovisual sector, which published a report and launched a petition asking for sanctions from the European Union and Eutelsat IGO against the two operators.{{Cite web|url=https://www.denisdiderot.net/news|title=News|website=Denisdiderot|accessdate=16 November 2022}} The petition is signed by all members of the Ukrainian regulatory body, the National Radio and Television Council.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2022/04/06/calls-for-sanctions-on-russian-pay-tv-satellite-platforms-trikolor-and-ntv/|title=Calls for sanctions on Russian pay-TV satellite platforms Tricolor and NTV+|date=6 April 2022|website=/www.broadbandtvnews.com|accessdate=16 November 2022}}[https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/nacionalna-rada-pidpisala-peticiyu-komitetu-imeni-deni-didro-pro-vvedennya-sankciy-proti-dvoh-operatoriv-platnogo-tv-i-zaklikaye-mediynikiv-takozh-yiyi-pidtrimati-2030134.html Національна рада підписала петицію Комітету імені Дені Дідро про запровадженя санкцій проти двох операторів платного ТВ і закликає медійників також її підтримати, ТСН 6 April 2022]
Distribution of Russian TV and radio channels sanctioned by the European Union
Eutelsat continues to collaborate with Russian TV platforms such as NTV-Plus and Tricolor. In France, the association Denis Diderot Committee has started a petition to put pressure on the EU to get Eutelsat to drop cooperation with the Russian channels due to a war in Ukraine. In a press release, the association writes that it is 'paradoxical and unforgivable' that European satellites are used to broadcast Russian channels, which 'only spread the Kremlin's official state propaganda.{{cite web | url=https://www.denisdiderot.net/petition | title=Petition / Pétition }}
As top manager of French Eutelsat, Danish Eva Berneke defended the strategy in a podcast interview with Techmediet Radar: "It is clear that then we would have to wave goodbye to some Russian customers, who would then move on to some Russian satellites or something else". Media spokesman Kasper Sand Kjær of the Danish Social Democrats comments this decision with: "I think everyone should decide for themselves which side you want to stand on in the story. I do not believe that one can get through the time we are in right now by saying that one is neutral".{{cite web | url=https://radarmedia-dk.translate.goog/dansk-topchef-om-russisk-censur-af-vestlige-tv-stationer-jeg-forholder-mig-neutralt/?_x_tr_sl=da&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=wapp | title=Dansk topchef om russisk censur af vestlige tv-stationer: Jeg forholder mig neutralt | date=5 May 2022 }}
Jim Phillipoff, co-founder of the Denis Diderot Committee explained further that Eutelat's declared "neutrality" is rather dubious granted the fact that Eutelsat only offers channels on {{sort|36|36°E}} to Russian customers but not independent Russian-language broadcasts, which could help break information monopoly of the Russian state.{{Cite web |title=It's Time to Break into Putin's Propaganda Fortress |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/5582 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=KyivPost |date=10 December 2022 |language=en}} As described above, Russian customers already actively censored western channels in their broadcasts on 36°E, which made the claims of Eutelsat's neutrality even more absurd.
On 14 December 2022, the French media regulatory authority Arcom formally ordered Eutelsat to cease broadcasting three Russian channels, Rossiya 1, Perviy Kanal, and NTV, whose programs devoted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine contain repeated incitement to hatred and violence and numerous breaches of fair reporting. This decision followed a ruling by the interim relief judge of the Council of State dated 9 December 2022, who asked the Authority to reexamine the situation of these three channels in light of additional evidence presented during the investigation. It emerged that they were broadcast not only in Russia, but also in the Ukrainian territories annexed by Russia.Since, unlike Russia, Ukraine has signed and ratified the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, as has France, Arcom therefore has a legal basis to require Eutelsat to cease broadcasting these channels.[https://www.arcom.fr/presse/larcom-met-en-demeure-eutelsat-de-cesser-la-diffusion-de-trois-chaines-russes L’Arcom met en demeure Eutelsat de cesser la diffusion de trois chaînes russes], Arcom, 14 décembre 2022
On 16 December 2022, the European Union adopted sanctions against the Russian TV channels Perviy Kanal, Rossiya 1, NTV and REN-TV, as well as sanctions against the Russian media companies VGTRK, National Media Group and the Russian Armed Forces. Eutelsat said Dec. 22 it stands to lose up to 15 million euros ($16 million) in annual revenues from restricting broadcasts in Russia and Iran to comply with sanctions.[https://spacenews.com/eutelsat-taking-financial-hit-from-tv-sanctions-against-russia-and-iran/ Eutelsat taking financial hit from TV sanctions against Russia and Iran], SpaceNews, 22 December 2022
On 5 March 2024, RSF has launched the Svoboda Satellite package on the Eutelsat Hotbird 13G. The package proposes 8 TV channels and 3 radio channels provided by Russian media in exile in Western Europe, RFE, Deutsche Welle, the Moladavian TV8 and the Ukrainian Gordon Live.[https://rsf.org/en/svoboda-satellite "Welcome to the Svoboda Satellite Package, featuring journalism content for Russian speakers everywhere."], RSF, 5 March 2024
Eutelsat has implemented the French and EU sanctions against Russian channels, but has not implemented the sanctions against Russian media groups adopted by the European Union since 16 December 2022 (VGTRK,National Media Group, abd in later Zvezda the broadcasting company of the Russian Army, and SPAS Telekanal, the broadcasting company of the Russian Orthodox Church. Answering to shareholders' questions during the General Assembly of 21 November 2024, the company argued that it cannot decide to exclude channels without clear instructions of the French media regulatory authority Arcom.[https://www.eutelsat.com/files/FINAL%20-%20ANSWERS%20TO%20WRITTEN%20QUESTIONS%20AG%202024_EN.pdf Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of 21 November 2024 Answers to written questions previously raised by shareholders], EutelsaztGroup, 21 November 2024
On 2 March 2025, the Diderot Committee and three associations (Union des Ukrainiens de France, Russie-Libertés, Pour l'Ukraine, leur liberté et la nôtre) contacted the French Ombudsman to alert on the fact that the French media regulatory authority Arcom lacks of diligence in ordering the company to respect the EU sanctions against Russian media companies. According to the Diderot Committee, as at early March 2025, 192 frequencies on Eutelsat satellites are still occupied by TV and radio channels provided by Russian sanctioned companies, including channels of the Russian Army and of the Orthodox Church and distributed in Russia in the illegally annexed territories of Ukraine.[https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news/french-satellite-operator-eutelsat-still-broadcasts-eu-sanctioned-russian-tv-radio/ "French satellite operator Eutelsat still broadcasts EU-sanctioned Russian TV, radio"], Euractiv, 10 March 2025
Services
In June 2021, Eutelsat launched Eutelsat Advance, an end-to-end managed connectivity service, including network interconnection, a management portal and APIs for service providers and their clients. Available via Eutelsat's certified network of partners, Eutelsat Advance enables service providers in Enterprise, Maritime, Aviation, Government and Telecoms to enhance their service portfolio by increasing the range of connectivity services they offer.{{Cite web|title=Eutelsat launches Eutelsat Advance for end-to-end managed connectivity services|url=https://eutelsat-com.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/eutelsat-launches-eutelsat-advance-for-end-to-end-managed-connectivity-services-3112157|access-date=2021-11-15|website=Mynewsdesk|date=24 June 2021 |language=en}}
In September 2018, Eutelsat announced Cirrus, which enabled broadcasters to deliver content to satellite and over-the-top media service. Viewers can watch content on screens, phones and tablets, access multiple programmes, record and rewind and view detailed programme information.{{cite news |url= http://news.eutelsat.com/pressreleases/eutelsat-takes-a-further-step-in-the-integration-of-satellite-into-the-ip-ecosystem-with-the-launch-of-eutelsat-cirrus-2677136 |title= Eutelsat takes a further step in the integration of satellite into the IP ecosystem with the launch of Eutelsat Cirrus |publisher=Eutelsat |work= Press release |date= 6 September 2018 |access-date= 16 August 2021 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 15 September 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180915140348/http://news.eutelsat.com/pressreleases/eutelsat-takes-a-further-step-in-the-integration-of-satellite-into-the-ip-ecosystem-with-the-launch-of-eutelsat-cirrus-2677136 }}
With a global fleet of satellites and associated ground infrastructure, Eutelsat enables clients across Video, Data, Government, Fixed and Mobile Broadband markets to communicate effectively to their customers, irrespective of their location. Over 6800 television channels operated by leading media groups are broadcast by Eutelsat to one billion viewers across the world equipped for DTH reception or connected to terrestrial networks{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}
As of March 2025, the company stated that it offers the same capacities as Starlink in Europe. However the operation of Eutelsat terminals is many times more expensive than that of Starlink.{{Cite news |last=Aretz |first=Eckart |title=Ukraine - aufgeschmissen ohne Starlink? |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/ukraine-starlink-102.html |access-date=2025-03-06 |language=de}}
Satellites
Eutelsat sells capacity on 36 satellites located in geosynchronous orbit between 139° West and 174° East. On 1 March 2012, Eutelsat changed the names of its satellites. The group's satellites mostly take the Eutelsat name, with the relevant figure for their orbital position and a letter indicating their order of arrival at that position. On 21 May 2014, Eutelsat Americas (formerly Satmex) aligned its satellite names with the Eutelsat brand.{{cite web|url=http://www.eutelsat.com/home/news/press-releases/2014/press-list-container/eutelsat-americas-aligns-satelli.html|title=Eutelsat Americas aligns satellite |access-date=February 5, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522104226/http://www.eutelsat.com/home/news/press-releases/2014/press-list-container/eutelsat-americas-aligns-satelli.html|archive-date=May 22, 2014}}
= Rented capacity =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" |
| Satellite
! data-sort-type="number" | Location ! Launch Vehicle ! Regions served ! Launch |
|---|
| Eutelsat 28E (Astra 2E)
| {{sort|28.2|28.2°E}} | rowspan="3" | Europe | 29 September 2013 |
| Eutelsat 28F (Astra 2F)
| {{sort|28.2|28.2°E}} | 28 September 2012 |
| Eutelsat 28G (Astra 2G)
| {{sort|28.2|28.2°E}} | rowspan="5" | Proton-M/Briz-M | 27 December 2014 |
| Eutelsat 53A (Ekspress AM 6)
| {{sort|56|56°E}} | rowspan="3" | Europe, Asia | 21 October 2014 |
| Ekspress-AT1
| {{sort|56|56°E}} | rowspan="2" | 16 March 2014 |
| Ekspress-AT2
| {{sort|140|140°E}} |
| SESAT 2
| {{sort |
| 15|15°W}}
| Europe, Americas | 19 October 1999 |
= Former satellites =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" |
| Satellite
! COSPAR ID ! data-sort-type="number" | Location ! Launch Vehicle ! Launched ! Inclined ! Retired ! Lost ! Comments |
|---|
| Eutelsat I F-1 (ECS 1)
| 1983-058A | {{sort|13|13°E}} | Ariane 1 | 1983 | 1989 | 1996 | {{n/a}} | |
| Eutelsat I F-2 (ECS 2)
| 1984-081A | {{sort|7|7°E}} | rowspan="3" | Ariane 3 | 1984 | 1990 | 1993 | {{n/a}} | |
| Eutelsat I F-4 (ECS 4)
| 1987-078B | {{sort|7|7/13°E}} | 1987 | 1993 | 2002 | {{n/a}} | |
| Eutelsat I F-5 (ECS 5)
| 1988-063B | {{sort|10|10°E}} | 1988 | 1994 | 2000 | {{n/a}} | |
| Eutelsat 2 F-1
| 1990-079B | {{sort|13|13°E}} | rowspan="2" | Ariane 44LP H10 | 1990 | 1999 | 2003 | {{n/a}} | |
| Eutelsat 2 F-2
| 1991-003B | {{sort|10|10°E}} | rowspan="2" | 1991 | rowspan="2" | 2000 | 2005 | {{n/a}} | |
| Eutelsat 2 F-3
| 1991-083A | {{sort|16|16°E}} | Atlas II | 2004 | {{n/a}} | |
| Eutelsat 2 F-4
| 1992-041B | {{sort|7|7°E}} | 1992 | 2001 | 2003 | {{n/a}} | |
| Hot Bird 1 (Eutelsat 2 F-6)
| 1995-016B | {{sort|13|13°E}} | 1995 | 2006 | 2007 | 2012 | |
| Hot Bird 6 (Hot Bird 13A/Eutelsat 8 West C/Eutelsat 33D/Eutelsat 70D)
| 1995-016B | {{n/a}} | 2002 | {{n/a}} | 2016 | {{n/a}} | |
| Eutelsat 21A (Eutelsat W6/Eutelsat W3/Eutelsat 48C)
| 1995-016B | {{n/a}} | 1999 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | |
| Eutelsat 8 West D (Sinosat-3/Chinasat-5C/Eutelsat 3A)
| | {{n/a}} | 2007 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | |
| Eutelsat 59A (Atlantic Bird 1/Eutelsat 12 West A/Eutelsat 36 West A)
| 2002-040A | {{n/a}} | 2002 | {{n/a}} | 2018 | {{n/a}} | |
| Eutelsat W2
| 1998-056A | {{sort|16|16°E}} | 1998 | {{n/a}} | 2010 | {{n/a}} | |
| Eutelsat W3B{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ariane/v197/101029w3b/|title=Ariane Launch Report; Eutelsat declares craft total loss after propellant leak|publisher=Spaceflight Now
|access-date=2016-02-09}} | 2010-056A | {{sort|16|16°E}} | 2010 | {{n/a}} | 2010 | {{n/a}} | |
| Eutelsat W75 (Eurobird 10/Eurobird 4/Hot Bird 3/ABS 1B)
| 1997-049A | rowspan="3" | {{sort|4|4°E}} | rowspan="2" | Ariane 44LP H10-3 | 1997 | {{n/a}} | 2011 | {{n/a}} | Former Hot Bird 3 and Eurobird 4 satellite |
| Eutelsat 4A (Eurobird 4A/Eutelsat W1)
| 2000-052A | 2000 | {{n/a}} | 2012 | {{n/a}} | Former Eutelsat W1 satellite |
| Eutelsat 4B (Hot Bird 5/Eurobird 2/Arabsat 2D/Badr-2/Eutelsat 25A)
| 1998-057A | 1998 | | 2014 | {{n/a}} | Formerly named Eurobird 2 until March 2012, now at 4E and called Eutelsat 4B |
| Eutelsat 5 West A (Atlantic Bird 3)
| 2002-035A | {{Sort |
| 5|5°W}}
| 5 July 2002 | | January 2023 | {{N/a}} | Formerly named Atlantic Bird 3 until March 2012, was also called Stellat 5 |
| Eutelsat 16B (Hot Bird 4/Nilesat-103/Atlantic Bird 4/Eurobird 16)
| 1998-013A | {{sort|16|16°E}} | 1998 | | 2015 | {{n/a}} | Formerly named Eurobird 16 until March 2012; former Atlantic Bird 4 and Hot Bird 4 satellite |
| Eutelsat 16C (SESAT 1)
| 2000-019A | {{sort|16|16°E}} | 2000 | | 2018 | {{n/a}} | Formerly named SESAT 1 until March 2012. Operated in inclined orbit at 16° East |
| Eutelsat 12 West B (Atlantic Bird 2/Eutelsat 8 West A)
| 2001-042A | 12.5°W | 2001 | | 2020 | | Formerly named Atlantic Bird 2 until March 2012 and Eutelsat 8 West A until October 2015, when it was redeployed to 12.5° West |
| Eutelsat 31A (eBird 1/Eutelsat 33A/Eurobird 3)
| 2003-043A | {{sort|31|31°E}} | 2003 | | 2018 | {{n/a}} | Formerly named Eurobird and Eutelsat 33A |
| Eutelsat 33B (Eutelsat W5/Eutelsat 70A/Eutelsat 25C)
| 2002-051A | {{sort|33|33°E}} | Delta IV Medium+(4,2) | 2002 | | 2015 | {{n/a}} | Formerly named Eutelsat W5 until March 2012; lost one of two solar panels 16 June 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.thalesonline.com/renderdetail/2a50523f-2f1b-5b76-7a36-3b7e34506361:central|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090604195601/http://www.thalesonline.com/renderdetail/2a50523f-2f1b-5b76-7a36-3b7e34506361:central|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-06-04|title=Thales Alenia Space statement concerning Eutelsat W5|publisher=Thales|date=2008-09-03}} Now at 25° East and called Eutelsat 25C. |
| Eutelsat 115 West A (Satmex 5)
| 1998-070A | {{sort |
| 114.8|114.8°W}}
| 1998 | | 2015 | {{n/a}} | Formerly Satmex 5 until May 2014 |
| Eutelsat 48A (Eurobird 9/Eutelsat W48/Hot Bird 2)
| 1996-067A | {{sort|48|48°E}} | 21 November 1996 | | 2017 | {{n/a}} | Formerly named Eutelsat W48 until March 2012; former Hot Bird 2 and Eurobird 9 satellite; operating in inclined orbit. |
| Eutelsat 25B (Es'hail 1)
| 2013-044A | {{sort|25.5|25.5°E}} | 29 August 1998 | | | | Eutelsat's share in the satellite sold to Es'hailSat in 2018.{{cite news|title=Eutelsat sells shared satellite to Es'hailSat|author=Caleb Henry|date=August 9, 2018|url=https://spacenews.com/eutelsat-sells-shared-satellite-to-eshailsat/ |publisher=Space News|access-date=February 26, 2023}} |
= Failure of Eutelsat Satellite =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" |
| Satellite
! COSPAR ID ! data-sort-type="number" | Location ! Launch Vehicle ! Launched ! Inclined ! Retired ! Lost ! Comments |
|---|
| Eutelsat I F-3 (ECS 3)
| | {{n/a}} | Ariane 3 | 1985 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | rowspan="3" | Launch Failure |
| Eutelsat 2 F-5
| | {{n/a}} | 1994 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| Hot Bird 7
| | {{n/a}} | 2002 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
= Future satellites =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" |
| Satellite
! COSPAR ID ! data-sort-type="number" | Location ! Launch Vehicle ! Launched ! Inclined ! Retired ! Lost ! Comments |
|---|
| Flexsat
| | TBA | TBA | 2026 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | |
Organization
= Shareholders =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Shareholder !% |
| Bharti Enterprises
|23.83 % |
| Bpifrance
|13.59 % |
| Government of the United Kingdom
|10.89 % |
| SB Investment Advisers
|10.89 % |
| CMA CGM
|5.46 % |
| Hanwha Systems
|5.44 % |
| Lazard Asset Management
|5.04 % |
| Spacetime Transformations
|5.01 % |
| Fonds stratégique de participations (ISALT)[https://www.isalt-gestion.com/le-fonds-strategique-de-participations/ Le Fonds Stratégique de Participations]
|4.14 % |
| class="wikitable"
!Shareholder !% |
| Bpifrance
|25.95 % |
| Fonds stratégique de participations
|7.016 % |
| Lazard Asset Management Pacific Co.
|6.66 % |
| China Investment Corporation (Investment Management)
|3.703 % |
| DNCA Finance
|2.54 % |
| The Vanguard Group
|2.11 % |
| Norges Bank Investment Management
|2.036 % |
| The Vanguard Group
|2.41 % |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
|1.972 % |
| CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC
|1.699 % |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc.
|1.638 % |
Bibliography
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- {{in lang|fr|en}} Guy Lebègue, (trad. Robert J. Amral), «Eutelsat II: OK For West-to-East Service!», in Revue aerospatiale, n° 73, November 1990
References
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External links
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