Eutelsat chooses Thales Alenia Space to build a new flexible software-defined satellite – SpaceRef
Software-defined flexible satellite Communications Eutelsat Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has selected Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67% and Leonardo 33%) to build a highly flexible next-generation software-defined satellite (SDS). The Flexsat (for flexible satellite) will be based on Thales Alenia Space’s state-of-the-art “Space Inspire” (INstant SPace In-orbit REconfiguration) product line, enabling seamless reconfiguration and instant …