Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1 satellite fired up at 25.5° east

DOHA, QATAR, PARIS: Eutelsat Communications and Es'hailSat announce that their jointly owned Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1 satellite, a joint venture satellite, launched on 29 August, went into commercial service at 25.5° east.

Traffic on Eutelsat's Eutelsat 25C satellite at 25.5° east was transferred onto Ku-band transponders commercialised by Eutelsat on the new satellite in the night of October 28 to 29. This transfer has released Eutelsat 25C for a new mission for Eutelsat at 33° east. It will be copositioned next month with Eutelsat 33A at 33° east to bring additional capacity to this orbital location.

Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1 brings increased capacity to 25.5° east to serve broadcasters, businesses and public agencies operating in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. The new satellite operates in both Ku and Ka-bands.