Sky's the limit! 🌌 Eutelsat, the world's third-largest satellite operator, just teamed up with SpaceX to launch 20 satellites into orbit on Sunday. This marks their first major move since merging with Britain's OneWeb last year, and we're here for it! 🙌
At the crack of dawn, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 5:13 a.m., carrying Eutelsat's satellites into the great beyond. Talk about a wake-up call! ☀️
\"This is the first OneWeb launch of the satellites since the merger,\" Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke told Reuters. \"We will be launching more satellites over the coming years.\" Looks like they're not slowing down anytime soon! 🚀
The Paris-based powerhouse now boasts a constellation of over 600 low Earth orbit satellites. These little guys help out broadcasters, telecom companies, and radio stations across the globe. 📡🌍
\"We really want to integrate into the telco ecosystem,\" Berneke said. \"Satellites are an interesting niche in the overall connectivity ecosystems, where telcos are the big boys in the class and satellite will always be a smaller part.\" 🎒✨
Eutelsat already counts telecom giants like France's Orange and Australia's Telstra as BFFs and is chatting with others like AT&T in the U.S. 🤝
With a whopping $4 billion in orders lined up, they're waiting for countries like India and Saudi Arabia to join the party. 🕌🎉
But that's not all! They're also in talks with airlines to bring us in-flight Wi-Fi so we can snap and gram from 30,000 feet. 📶✈️ Berneke expects revenue to start climbing next year. Cha-ching! 💰
So keep your eyes on the skies, amigos! Big things are happening up there. 🌠
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Eutelsat uses SpaceX rocket to launch first satellites after merger
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