Eutelsat has ordered 100 broadband satellites from Airbus Defence and Space to start replenishing its OneWeb low Earth orbit constellation in a few years.
Eutelsat Group (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL), has selected Airbus Defence and Space to build the extension of its OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation.
The European Commission and ESA signed contracts with an industrial consortium Dec. 16 to develop a secure connectivity constellation with a total cost of 10.6 billion euros ($11.1 billion).
The constellation will comprise around 290 spacecraft including 264 low Earth orbit (LEO) and 18 medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites and is expected to be in service in 2030. The EU and Member States ...