An Ariane 5 rocket took off on Friday July 30 from Kourou, in French Guiana with Eutelsat Quantum, the latest generation of European telecommunications satellites, on board.
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This European telecommunications satellite is the world's first so-called “
flexible
”
commercial satellite
. It will allow Eutelsat's customers to reconfigure the satellite in real time, from its power to its spectrum through its frequency. The mission should last a little over 36 minutes before placing the two satellites on board in geostationary orbit.