Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
KA-SAT is a high throughput telecommunications satellite owned by Eutelsat. The satellite provides broadband Internet access services across Europe and also a small area of the Middle East. It is positioned at 9°E joining Eurobird 9A Ku band satellite. KA-SAT was manufactured by EADS Astrium based on the Eurostar E3000 platform with a total weight of 6 tons. It was launched by Proton in December 2010. The satellite is named after the Ka band frequency which is used on the spacecraft.
