World's first fully flexible satellite lifts-off – India Education | Latest Education News | Global Educational News
Share Eutelsat Quantum, backed by UK Space Agency funding and built in Britain by Airbus in Portsmouth and Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) in Guildford, is the first of a new generation of fully reconfigurable satellites that can respond while in orbit to changing demands on Earth. Until now large satellites were configured on the ground for specific tasks that could not be changed after launch. Eutelsat Quantum’s coverage, bandwidth, power and frequency can all be altered in orbit. The satellite’s beams can be redirected to switch between functions from broadcasting TV, enabli...
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