Stakeholder’s meeting on NASRDA strategic Vision for
Communications Satellite in Nigeria & Africa
Abuja, 08 March 2011
Astrium
Communications Satellites
2011/ATB2-PS-0022
Telecommunications Satellites
Complete satellite communications system capability
Spacecraft and payload design, manufacture, test, launch and operations
End-to-end communications system infrastructures
Civil and military telecom systems
A partner of confidence for major operators worldwide
45-year experience in satellite manufacturing
Prime for over 90 GEO communications satellites
Product range covering all mission needs
Efficient industrial organisation
A market leader
Established on challenging commercial
market, ca. 25% market share
Eurostar E3000 best selling
At the forefront of innovation
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Serving major operators with leading position
on the full range of applications
Fixed services and broadcast Mobile
Interactive broadband Secure communications
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Reference customers
Arabsat Bundeswehr
Avanti CNES
Eutelsat Deutsche Telekom
Hellas-Sat ESA
Hispasat France Telecom
Inmarsat NATO
Intelsat Paradigm
Nilesat UK MoD
Orion
RSCC
SES
SingTel & CHT
Telesat
Worldspace
Yahsat
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Market shares
Commercial GEO communications satellite prime
Evolution of Astrium order intake Worldwide order intake 2007-2009
Market share % in value (number of units) – Market shares % in value
Significant increase thanks to Eurostar E3000
Others
Period (17) - 15%
2000-2009 Boeing Loral
(3) - 4% (18) - 26%
Period
Lockheed
1990-1999 (4) - 4% 2007-2009
20 % OSC GEO orders
8% (11) - 9%
18 satellites 33 satellites TAS
~1600 M$ ~4400 M$ (8) - 17%
Astrium
Nber of S/C (17) - 26% Share in value
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Ground segment for satellite systems
Space segment control
User segment
Civil and military
Infrastructure - Hubs and Gateways
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Military communications
Astrium is a major provider of military space systems: from
spacecraft, to payloads and ground networks
Complete end-to-end military communications systems
from design to in-orbit delivery
flexibility, interoperability and survivability
Military communications satellites
Dedicated payloads
Satellite and network control centres
Secure tactical terminals
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E3000 modularity and scalability
A large level of modularity with generic elements
A Common Service Module design
Communications Module with one, two or three floors
Propulsion
Chemical only or Chemical + Electric (Plasma)
Several tank capacities
Power
Scalable solar array
Scalable Li-Ion batteries
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21 Eurostar E3000 satellites in orbit
Eutelsat W3A Intelsat 10-02 Amazonas 1 Inmarsat-4 F1 Anik F1R Inmarsat-4 F2
15 March 2004 16 June 2004 4 Aug. 2004 11 March 2005 8 Sept. 2005 8 Nov. 2005
Hot Bird 8 Skynet 5A Anik F3 Skynet 5B Skynet 5C Inmarsat-4 F3
4 Aug. 2006 11 March 2007 9 Apr. 2007 14 Nov. 2007 12 June 2008 18 August 2008
Nimiq 4 Astra 1M Hot Bird 9 Hot Bird 10 Amazonas 2 Astra 3B
19 Sept. 2008 5 Nov. 2008 20 Dec. 2008 12 Feb. 2009 1 Oct. 2009 21 May 2010
Badr-5 Arabsat 5A Ka-Sat
3 June 2010 26 June 2010 26 December 2010
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E3000 range
W3A Hot Bird 8/9/10 Inmarsat 4
First E3000, one-floor version Two-floor version operating in Most sophisticated geomobile
First Li-Ion batteries in orbit orbit at a payload power of 12 kW satellites ever built
since March 2004 since 2006 Three satellites in orbit
Three satellites in orbit Broadband Global Area Network
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14 Eurostar E3000 satellites under construction
Yahsat 1A Astra 1N Yahsat 1B Express AM4
Arabsat 5C Arabsat 6B Atlantic Bird 7 Astra 2E / 2F / 2G / 5B
Skynet 5D SES-6 Eutelsat W5A
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Eurostar statistics
Model E1000 E2000 E2000+ E3000 Total
Total ordered 4 9 15 35 63
- In production 0 0 0 14 14
- In storage/ready to launch 0 0 1 0 1
- Delivered 4 9 14 21 48
. Lost at launch 0 0 2 0 2
. In-orbit testing 0 0 0 1 1
. Operational in orbit 3 3 12 20 38
. Retired 1 6 0 0 7
. Lost in orbit 0 0 0 0 0
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Spacecraft simplified layout
Communications
Top floor antennas Repeater equipment
Module
Deployable
Antennas
Payload walls
Propulsion
Tanks
Service Module
Avionics
Solar array Batteries Liquid Apogee Engine
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Sites supporting telecom satellite operations
Elancourt
Les Mureaux - Electronic equipment Bremen
- Reflectors - Tanks
Stevenage
- Structure and propulsion Lampoldshausen
- Antennas - Propulsion equipment
- Processors
Portsmouth
- Payload engineering
- RF active equipment
- Communications module
Toulouse
- Prime contract activities
- System engineering
- Spacecraft assembly and test
- Environmental testing
- Satellite control centre
Madrid Ottobrunn
- Electronic equipment (Crisa) Backnang (Tesat) - Solar array
- Composite (Casa) - RF equipment
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Communications satellites integration and
test complex – Astrium Toulouse
Intespace Astrolabe 2
Test facilities Office building
Canal
Area
Astrolabe 1
Spacecraft
Assembly Hall
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Astrium Eurostar Platform: a most reliable
product
Insurance Claims* vs est. Spacecraft Manufacturing Value
Last 10 years (2001 - 2010)
Insurance Claim s Averaged operating fleet value over the period
5000
4000
3000
MUS$
2000
1000
0
Astrium Loral Thales Lockheed Boeing Boeing Orbital
Eurostar 1300 Spacebus A2100 B702 B601 Star 1 & 2
4% 12% 26% 3% 33% 13% 6%
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Astrium, a dependable satellite contractor
Customer focus, listen, learn and apply
Tailored satellites offering high value to our customers
Highly skilled, motivated staff
Sound product base
Proven quality and reliability achievements
Innovation and technical excellence
Transparency and openness
A long term commitment to our customers
‘What we promise, we deliver’
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