Eutelsat Quantum: latest from Kourou

Date: Fri, Jul 30, 2021 GMT

FTP only

Type: ESA TV Exchange

A European telecommunications satellite that can be completely repurposed while in orbit has been placed on board an Ariane 5 rocket and is ready for launch on 30 July. Developed under an ESA Partnership Project with satellite operator Eutelsat and prime manufacturer Airbus, Eutelsat Quantum is the first commercial, fully flexible software-defined satellite in the world.

These interviews with ESA’s Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications and the Eutelsat Quantum Project Manager offer the latest from the launch site at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, as well as a timelapse of final launch preparations: https://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos/2021/07/Eutelsat_Quantum_launch_campaign

Interviews include:

Elodie Viau, Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications, ESA
(French, English)

Simon Weinberg, Quantum Project Manager, ESA
(English)

Additional interviews and footage are available in the ‘clips’ section at: https://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos/2021/07/Eutelsat_Quantum_Europe_s_reprogrammable_satellite

The launch can be followed live from 22:30 CEST on 30 July on ESA Web TV.

More information at: https://www.esa.int/Applications/Telecommunications_Integrated_Applications/Eutelsat_Quantum