TAMPA, Fla. — Eutelsat said Aug. 7 it is partnering with a regional satellite operator in Thailand to order a high throughput geostationary telecoms spacecraft over Asia.
The French fleet operator’s Asia subsidiary has agreed to lease half the capacity on the satellite over its lifetime from Space Tech Innovation Limited, which is controlled by Thailand’s Thaicom and is procuring the spacecraft.
The companies plan for the satellite to be delivered in 2027 for a launch to 119.5 degrees East, where Eutelsat said it would give the French company around 50 gigabits per second (Gbps) in extra capacity over Asia.
A software-defined payload on the satellite would enable the operators to adjust services in response to changing customer demands, the operators said in a news release that offered few other details.
Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke said in a statement that…
