Eutelsat 36d is based on the latest generation eurostar neo geostationary telecommunications satellite and will provide tv broadcasting (dth) and government services over africa, europe and eastern countries and has a planned lifetime of more than 15 years. Eutelsat group announced the successful launch and deployment of its eutelsat 36d satellite Spacex’s falcon 9 rocket launched the satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit (geo) on march 30, 2024, at 5:52 p.m Et from launch complex 39a at kennedy space center, florida, usa. In september 2023, eutelsat became the first company to integrate geostationary (geo) and leo satellites, addressing the growing need for connectivity. Since that launch, oneweb entered into a partnership with eutelsat to form the eutelsat group, combining the capabilities of the company’s low earth orbit and geostationary earth orbit satellites.
The satellite is based on airbus’s eurostar neo geostationary (geo) communications satellites
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