Quote from: GWR64 on 04/23/2023 08:36 am[Re: Eutelsat 10B, Konnect VHTS, Hotbird 13F, and 13G]In my opinion, they all still use Hall Effect Thruster SPT-140D from OKB Fakel.I had assumed these would be replaced by Safran's PPSŪ5000 Hall Effect Thruster.The two are very similar, the performance is about the same.But the PPSŪ5000 has a square faceplate, which I don't see on any of these satellites.The SPT-140D doesn't have that.Might these four satellites have used the last four OKB Fakel units in stock at Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence and Space, respectively?
[Re: Eutelsat 10B, Konnect VHTS, Hotbird 13F, and 13G]In my opinion, they all still use Hall Effect Thruster SPT-140D from OKB Fakel.I had assumed these would be replaced by Safran's PPSŪ5000 Hall Effect Thruster.The two are very similar, the performance is about the same.But the PPSŪ5000 has a square faceplate, which I don't see on any of these satellites.The SPT-140D doesn't have that.
EUMETCast Europe Prime Satellite will be migrated from Eutelsat-10A to Eutelsat-10B in July 2023.Published on27 April 2023Eutelsat-10A (E10A) satellite, located at 10˚ East, currently used to provide the EUMETCast Europe service, is nearing the end of its operational life. Therefore, a new satellite, Eutelsat-10B (E10B), was launched in November 2022, as a replacement to E10A. ...The transponder migration is scheduled to take place between 18 and 20 July 2023, with exact date to be announced in due course.
Eutelsat-10B has arrived at 10° E.
