HS3-IS
Satellite
Successfully
Launched
28
June
2017
Hellas
sat
announces
the
successful
launch
of the
HS3-IS
Satellite
aboard
an
Ariane 5
launch
vehicle
from the
Guiana
Space
Center
in
French
Guiana,
in the
presence
of H.E.
the
Minister
of
Digital
Policy,
Communications
and
Media of
Greece
Mr.
Nikos
Pappas
and H.E.
the
Minister
of
Transport
Communications
and
Works of
Cyprus
Mr.
Marios
Demetriades
.
The
Ariane 5
liftoff
occurred
at 11:08
Athens
time,
carrying
the
HS3-IS
satellite
that was
built by
Thales
Alenia
Space.
HS3-IS
will be
maintaining
and
expanding
DTH and
telecom
services
for the
Hellas
Sat
business
reach in
Europe,
Middle
East and
Africa
from the
orbital
position
of 39
Degrees
East.
Christodoulos
Protopapas
CEO of
Hellas
sat
stated:
" We
express
our
gratitude
to the
Governments
of
Greece
and
Cyprus,
the
Members
of the
Board of
Directors
and the
Management
of
Arabsat
for
their
valuable
support
on the
Hellas
sat
satellite
programs.
The
growth
of the
Hellas
Sat
fleet
with the
addition
of the
Hellas
sat 3
Satellite
will
expand
our
business
opportunities
in
Europe,
Middle
East and
South
Africa,
providing
to our
customers
with
state of
the art
satellite
communications"
The
Minister
of
Digital
Policy,
Communications
and
Media of
Greece
Mr.
Nikos
Pappas
stated:
“We are
very
delighted
for this
special
moment
for
Greece.
We
watched
the
launch
of the
Hellas
sat 3,
now
travelling
to the
Greek
orbital
position,
from the
Guiana
Space
Center
in
French
Guiana.
With the
establishment
of the
Hellenic
Space
Organization
and the
expanded
technological
capabilities
of
Hellas
Sat 3
our
country
is
recovering
from a
field
that has
been
abandoned
for
years.
Today,
we turn
the page
in
Greece's
space
policy.
We are
exploiting
the
possibilities
offered
by the
existence
of a
satellite
in the
Greek
orbital
position
both
commercially
and
scientifically-research
for
commercial
benefit
and for
the
whole of
the
Greek
society.
"
The
Minister
of
Transport,
Communications
and
Works of
Cyprus
Mr.
Marios
Demetriades
stated
:” I
welcome
the
launch
of
Hellas
Sat 3,
one of
the
largest
European
satellites
ever
built. I
would
like to
congratulate
the
satellite
manufacturer,
the
management,
the
program
manager
and the
Hellas
sat
engineers
who have
completed
within
schedule
the
construction
of such
a
technologically
complex
satellite.
My
sincere
gratitude
to the
Arabsat
board of
directors
and to
the
government
of
Greece
which in
corporation
with the
government
of
Cyprus
have
provided
unlimited
support
to the
Hellas
sat
satellite
program”
The
General
Secretary
for
Telecommunications
and Post
of
Greece,
Mr.
Vasilios
Maglaras
stated:
“The new
satellite
will
replace
the
existing
Hellas
sat 2
satellite
and will
perform
first
time
activation
of new
Greek
satellite
spectrum,
increasing
our
country's
space
rights.
This
private
investment
of
hundreds
of
millions
will
benefit
the
country's
telecoms,
strengthen
and
enhance
our
space
position
and
contribute
to the
development
of the
country's
space
potential.
"
