World's first commercial fully re-programmable satellite lifts off. Here's all you need to know
Eutelsat Quantum, the world's first commercial fully re-programmable satellite lifted off from French Guiana on Friday on board an Ariane 5 rocket, with the hope of a new era of more flexible communications. The European Space Agency (ESA) posted from its official handle a photo of the Eutelsat Quantum satellite lifting off and said that it is the "first commercial fully flexible software-defined satellite in the world". "Eutelsat Quantum, developed under an ESA partnership project with satellite operator Eutelsat and prime manufacturer Airbus, is the first commercial fully flexible software-defined satellite in the world," the space agency said in an official release. #EutelsatQuantum, the first commercial fully flexible software-defined satellite in the world, was launched this evening, 30 July 2021 ЁЯСЙ https://t.co/pawRsN5Juk pic.twitter.com/WwC5lcBRZd тАФ ESA (@esa) July 30, 2021What is a fully re-programmable satellite? The Quantum will cover a large geographical area from West Africa to Asia for a period of 15 years.
Source: Hindustan Times July 31, 2021 01:30 UTC
