Small Geostationary Satellite (SmallGEO) Telecommunications Satellite, Peek Under The Hood

[video: ESA] "SmallGEO is a telecommunications satellite platform capable of accommodating a wide range of commercial payloads and missions, from TV broadcasting to multimedia applications, internet access and mobile or fixed services in a wide range of frequency bands. SmallGEO's new, modular and flexible design boosts European industry’s ability to play a significant role in commercial satcoms by easing entry into the lower mass class telecom satellite market. The platform is developed by OHB System (DE) under ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunication Systems (ARTES) programme. The SmallGEO platform’s first mission will be the Hispasat 36W-1 satellite under a public–private partnership with operator Hispasat (ES)." more: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Telecommunications_Integrated_Applications/Small_Geostationary_Satellite_SGEO