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Eutelsat selected by RCS Ghana for DTH broadcast

Multi-year contract leveraging Eutelsat’s dynamic 7° East neighbourhood Paris, April 22, 2020 - Eutelsat Communications has secured a multi-year contract with RCS Ghana to provide capacity for the broadcast of its DTH bouquet bringing content to viewers in Ghana and beyond.

Trading update: impact of Covid-19 crisis on Eutelsat’s operations and financial objectives

Trading update: impact of Covid-19 crisis on Eutelsat’s operations and financial objectives

The Board of Directors of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) met today. The Board and management are closely monitoring the impact of Covid-19 on the company’s operations and financial objectives. During this uncertain period our priorities are safeguarding the health and well-being of our employees and wider communities, working with authorities to halt the spread of Covid-19, and ...

FIRST HALF 2019-20 RESULTS

FIRST HALF 2019-20 RESULTS

The Board of Directors of Eutelsat Communications (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris: ETL), chaired by Dominique D’Hinnin, reviewed the financial results for the half-year ended 31 December 2019.

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EGNOS payload enters service on EUTELSAT 5 West B

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that the GEO-3 payload of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS), a hosted payload aboard its EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite, has successfully entered into service.

Entry into commercial service of EUTELSAT 7C

Entry into commercial service of EUTELSAT 7C

Eutelsat Communications’ EUTELSAT 7C satellite has entered full commercial service and is ready to support broadcast customers across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Turkey.

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Successful launch of EUTELSAT KONNECT

The EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite was successfully launched into Geostationary Transfer Orbit by Arianespace using an Ariane 5 rocket that lifted off from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, at 9.05 pm Universal Time (10.05 pm CET) on January 16.

Update on EUTELSAT 5 West B status

Update on EUTELSAT 5 West B status

On October 24, 2019, Eutelsat announced an investigation into a malfunction on one of the two solar arrays on its EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite. Pursuant to this investigation, the loss of the satellite’s South solar array has been confirmed. With the exception of the South solar array, the satellite performance remains nominal.

Eutelsat requests the withdrawal of Moody’s ratings

Eutelsat requests the withdrawal of Moody’s ratings

Eutelsat Communications has requested Moody’s Investors Service to withdraw all of its ratings on the Group. This decision was made in the context of the Group’s ongoing cost rationalization.

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