FUTURE SATELLITES

Eutelsat's in-orbit investment programme has three key objectives:

• Renewing our satellite fleet to maintain long-term relationships with our customers;
• Increasing our resources for emerging markets;
• Innovating and expanding the portfolio of applications running via our satellites.

Eutelsat has selected Thales Alenia Space to build a next-generation highly flexible, software-defined satellite.

Flexsat Americas (flexible satellite) will be based on Thales Alenia Space’s cutting-edge ‘Space Inspire’ (INstant SPace In-orbit REconfiguration) product line, enabling seamless reconfiguration and instant in-orbit adjustment to offer an optimum level of customer service, maximising the effective use of the satellite resources.

The new satellite will expand Eutelsat’s in-orbit assets providing more than 100 Gbps of incremental capacity over the Americas to support the surging Connectivity market. Its performances combined with the high level of flexibility in terms of coverage, bandwidth allocation, and power levels, will offer an unparalleled quality of service to Eutelsat customers for ADVANCE backhauling, enterprise, government, aero, and maritime solutions.

It will also be able to accommodate joint GEO-LEO services, specifically in zones where demand is highly concentrated.

Flexsat Americas is expected to be delivered in 2026.

Eutelsat is partnering with Space Tech Innovation Limited (STI), a subsidiary of Thaicom, to expand in-orbit assets by deploying Flexsat Asia, a new state-of-the-art software-defined satellite (SDS).

Designed to address the surging demand for connectivity across Asia, this high-throughput satellite, will provide an additional 50 Gbps of capacity, enhancing Eutelsat’s ability to deliver seamless telecommunication services throughout the region. 

This innovative satellite will offer unprecedented flexibility with real-time in-orbit adjustments to optimize coverage, bandwidth, and power allocation. As part of the partnership, Eutelsat will lease and operate 50% of the satellite’s capacity over its lifetime, complementing Eutelsat’s multi-orbit approach that integrates GEO and LEO networks for enhanced service delivery.

With this cutting-edge satellite, Eutelsat will capture new growth opportunities in Asia while meeting the region’s increasing demand for high-quality connectivity solutions.

Flexsat Asia will provide service throughout the continent from its orbital position at the 119.5° East.

Flexsat Asia is expected to be delivered in 2027.