For planet earth and beyond
November 2022
ESA Telecom Partnership Projects shining across the stars
ESA Telecom Partnership Projects shining across the stars
In a strong year for Partnership Projects, ESA and its partners worked on a number of collaborations that led to world-beating results, launches and innovations.
Beam-hopping JoeySat has shipped
An advanced broadband satellite that can offer high-speed internet connectivity anywhere on Earth is ready to enter its final assembly ahead of launch.
The beam-hopping satellite – nicknamed JoeySat after a baby kangaroo – will be used to connect thousands of people on ships at sea, on planes in flight and while travelling over land, demonstrating next-generation 5G connectivity from low Earth orbit.
First small geostationary HummingSat sold
Satellite operator Intelsat has placed an order for the first small geostationary “HummingSat” developed as part of ESA’s efforts to support fast, dynamic and agile private space firms in Europe.
The first HummingSat – which will be called Intelsat 45 (IS-45) – is being developed under an ESA Partnership Project with SWISSto12, an innovative company based in Renens, Switzerland, that was signed in March – just eight months ago.
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