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Eurostar 3000
Astrium produces telecommunication
satellites for fixed and mobile
applications and direct-to-home
broadcast services. Its geostationary
telecommunication satellites are
based on the Eurostar Family
platforms, of which 63 had been
ordered up to the end of 2010.
The latest version is Eurostar 3000.
Astrium’s telecommunications
satellites are used for both civil
and military applications.
ASTRIUM
9 March
UK Ministry of Defence
orders fourth Skynet 5
satellite
Paradigm, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Astrium
Services, signs a contract
with the UK Ministry of
Defence (MoD) to extend
the Skynet 5 programme by
two years until 2022. This
will involve the manufacture,
launch, test and operation
of a fourth satellite, Skynet
5D. The Skynet 5 contract
ensures that British and
allied troops have access
to critical communications
whenever needed.
27 April
Satellite Helios IIB
launched
Astrium achieves in-flight
acceptance of the Helios IIB
observation satellite on
behalf of the French Defence
Procurement Agency and
under delegation from the
French space agency CNES.
Helios IIB enters operation,
serving France, Belgium,
Spain, Italy, Greece and
Germany.
11 May
Second ATV achieves
milestone
The second of the
European Space Agency’s
Automated Transfer
Vehicles (ATV) cargo craft
is cleared for shipping to
the launch site in Kourou,
French Guiana. ATV-2 is
named after astronomer
and mathematician
Johannes Kepler.
7 July
Contract to start new
generation launcher
The European Space
Agency (ESA) selects
Astrium to undertake initial
development studies for
a next-generation launcher
for future satellite launches.
This 15-month project has
a total contractual value of
€ 8.5 million, and Astrium will
contribute € 1.5 million of this
from its own funds.
29 December
41st consecutive success
for Ariane 5
The Ariane 5 launch vehicle
takes off successfully from
Kourou, French Guiana,
for the 41st time in a row.
The launcher places
two telecommunications
satellites in orbit, Hispasat1E
and KOREASAT 6.
Eurostar 3000
The year 2010 in review
AT A GLANCE
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