The ILS team is in snowy Moscow to meet with our customer, Eutelsat. Eutelsat 5 West B will be launched in 2019, replacing the Eutelsat 5 West A satellite at 5° West, a key digital infrastructure addressing predominantly French, Italian and Algerian broadcast markets.

The new satellite will provide business continuity and improved quality for these markets via a Ku-band payload of 35 equivalent 36 MHz transponders connected to three service areas. Switchable transponders will also increase commercial flexibility.