EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 satellite fired up at 25.5° East

29 October 2013

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 this morning 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 28 to 29 October. 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.