Overview
- Eutelsat, which told Reuters Tuesday it is negotiating with India’s space agency, said no launch agreement is in place.
- The company wants to cut reliance on SpaceX and Arianespace by adding Indian launch capacity.
- India’s LVM3 has already flown 72 OneWeb satellites, showing a tested path for future missions.
- Airbus is building 440 satellites for Eutelsat, and the group estimates about 2 billion euros to buy and launch them by 2030.
- Eutelsat says it is financed through 2031 after a 5 billion euro refinancing that made the French state its largest shareholder.