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ELECTRIC PROPULSION SATELLITES AND SERVICE TRENDS IN THE REGION SERVICE TRENDS IN THE REGION

ITU RRS-14-Americas

Island of Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago Carlos Flores

Regulatory AffairsJuly 17-18, 2014

ELECTRIC PROPULSION

What is it?

A way to accelerate satellites in the space byusing electric means, and can be used for:

Orbit raising

Stationkeeping

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Stationkeeping

Change of orbital slot

Satellite de-orbit

Electric orbit raising allows placing more dry mass into space, additional payload can be hosted and longer life can be achieved.

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E115WB COMING SOON (ALL-ELECTRIC)

Expected to be launched Q1 2015

< 6 months orbit raising

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Up to 7.5kW payload power

E117WB HOSTING ADDITIONAL PAYLOAD

Expected to be launched Q4 2015

Will host a payload for the US FAA Wide-Area Augmentation System

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Augmentation System (WAAS), to enhance aviation safety.

SATELLITE SERVICE DEMAND IN THE REGIONINCREASING C BAND DEMAND, ADVANTAGES

Video distribution services

Growth supported by an active regional market

Strong SD / HD penetration

New DTH platforms

Connecting entire continents in a single beam

Critical telecommunications for public safety and disaster reliefs efforts

Not subject to rain attenuation

Professional video links Consumer broadcasting

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Professional video links Consumer broadcasting

• High Throughput Satellites (“HTS”) become a reality in the region

• Broadband Access, Data Services and Mobility Applications for HTS

• High throughput allows customers to optimize bandwidth and concentrate power, more Mbps per MHz

60

HTS in Latin America(Gbps)

55.3

CAGR

42%

SATELLITE INDUSTRY TRENDS IN THE REGIONNEW TECH AND MORE THROUGHPUT

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• Eutelsat Americas internal analysis

• CAGR calculated between 2014 and 2021

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

4.7

55.3 42%

78%

Broadband access

Data

Mobility

Government / Mill

Occasional use and contribution

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• Electric satellites represent several advantages against bipropellant propulsion

• C Band demand is growing up in the region for different satellite applications

• HTS are coming, and with an open architecture will complement traditional use

of frequency bands

CONCLUSIONS

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Prepared by the Business Development and Regulatory Groupat Eutelsat Americas.

Many thanks!

Carlos.flores@eutelsat.com

9July 2014

Carlos.flores@eutelsat.com