{"id":86646,"date":"2010-07-16T17:26:41","date_gmt":"2010-07-16T09:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/ss-l-selected-to-build-satellite-for-eutelsat-ictqatar-joint-venture\/"},"modified":"2010-07-16T17:26:41","modified_gmt":"2010-07-16T09:26:41","slug":"ss-l-selected-to-build-satellite-for-eutelsat-ictqatar-joint-venture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/ss-l-selected-to-build-satellite-for-eutelsat-ictqatar-joint-venture\/","title":{"rendered":"SS\/L Selected to Build Satellite for Eutelsat-IctQatar Joint Venture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[07-16-10] <strong>Eutelsat Communications<\/strong> and <strong>IctQatar<\/strong>, representing the state of Qatar, selected <strong>Space Systems\/Loral<\/strong> (SS\/L) to build a high-performance satellite that the two companies will jointly own and operate at 25.5 degrees East, Eutelsat announced July 15.<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The spacecraft, expected to enter service in early 2013, will be based on SS\/L\u2019s 1300 satellite bus and provide Ku- and Ka-band coverage across the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia regions. The satellite will be a follow-on from Eutelsat\u2019s Eurobird 2 satellite, also located at 25.5 degrees East. <br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The selection of SS\/L as prime contractor marks the next step forward in a partnership agreement signed by Eutelsat and IctQatar in May. <br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cThe powerful new spacecraft delivered by SS\/L will equip Eutelsat with the continuity we need at the 25.5 degrees East position, which is already a pillar for video broadcasting in the Middle East and North Africa regions, and usher in new business opportunities for us in the Ka-band,\u201d Eutelsat CEO Michel de Rosen said in a statement.<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Financial details of the contract were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<h2>Related Stories-<\/h2>\n<p>\n<b class=\"titlelink\">IctQatar Secretary General Discusses Eutelsat Deal,  Impact on Region<\/b>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"12\" height=\"14\" align=\"top\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/images\/icon_lock.gif\" alt=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp; \t\t\tSatellite News&nbsp;&nbsp; \t\t\tJuly 12, 2010<br \/>\n[07-12-10] Eutelsat s Middle  East aspirations were given a shot in the arm thanks to a deal in Qatar.  In mid-May, the operator signed a deal with ictQatar (representing the  State of Qatar) to invest in and operate a high-capacity\u2026<\/p>\n<p><b class=\"titlelink\">Eutelsat Signs Qatar Ku-band Deal, Reports Strong  Third Quarter Growth<\/b>&nbsp;&nbsp; \t\t\tSatellite Today&nbsp;&nbsp; \t\t\tMay 11, 2010<br \/>\n[05-11-10] The Government of  Qatar has signed an investment deal with Eutelsat to operate a new  high-capacity Ku-band satellite to provide the country with expanded  coverage and power across the Middle East, North Africa and Central\u2026<\/p>\n<p><b class=\"titlelink\">Qatar Ku-band Deal, Strong Third Quarter Growth Caps  Big Day For  Eutelsat<\/b>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"12\" height=\"14\" align=\"top\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/images\/icon_lock.gif\" alt=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp; \t\t\tSatellite News&nbsp;&nbsp; \t\t\tMay 10, 2010<br \/>\n[05-10-10] The government of  Qatar signed an investment deal with Eutelsat to operate a new  high-capacity Ku-band satellite to provide the country with expanded  coverage and power across the Middle East, North Africa and Central\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[07-16-10] Eutelsat Communications and IctQatar, representing the state of Qatar, selected Space Systems\/Loral (SS\/L) to build a high-performance satellite that the two companies will jointly own and operate at 25.5 degrees East, Eutelsat announced July 15. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The spacecraft, expected to enter service in early 2013, will be based on SS\/L\u2019s 1300 satellite bus and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86646"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86646\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}