LONDON (ShareCast) - Satellite communications firm Inmarsat has enlisted the aid of Thales Alenia Space and International Launch Services in its application of an award of S-band spectrum.
“Inmarsat is one of the most capable and credible potential awardees for the S-band frequencies and we are targeting the commercial opportunities that may arise from S-band to drive new growth and create value for shareholders,” said Andrew Sukawaty, Inmarsat’s chairman and chief executive officer.
The S-band spectrum is used by weather radar and communication satellites.
Inmarsat and Thales Alenia Space intend to develop the “EuropaSat” satellite to provide mobile broadcast and two-way telecommunications services in the S-Band throughout Europe.
The design of the satellite will be based on Thales’s Spacebus 4000C3 3platform. Thales will develop the satellite through the Critical Design Review to support a fully compliant application for an EC-wide S-band spectrum allocation by Inmarsat, under the recently-announced European S-band Application Process (ESAP).
The collaboration agreement with Thales and International Launch Services is subject to a successful ESAP.
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