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Alphasat
The primary objective of ESA under the Alphasat Programme is to facilitate an early first flight, and in-orbit validation of the Alphabus platform, currently under development with industry.
Alphasat's journey to meet its launcher
Alphasat travels to Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana and is tested and fuelled ready for the launch on Ariane 5, scheduled for 25 July.
New website launched showcasing the Alphasat public-private space project
Find out more about the latest in the development and launch plans for Alphasat at the dedicated Alphasat website.
Alphasat experiences heaven on Earth
Tucked away in a vacuum chamber for several months, Europe´s largest telecom satellite has faced the harsh conditions it will deal with once it is launched into space this summer.
Alphasat Services and Ground Segment Presentations Day 2012
Alphabus is the first European Large Platform for geostationary telecommunication satellites of up to 22 KW payload power and up to 1400 kg payload mass. The Alphasat satellite is the first mission based on the Alphabus platform.
ESA and Inmarsat launch Applications Development Initiative for Alphasat
ESA will launch an Open Call For Proposals in March 2011 to support the Alphasat Application Development Initiative. To learn more about this initiative, a special workshop will take place at Inmarsat in London on Wednesday 23 February.