Author: Tomáš Turek

17 January
5M deployment system for Flexible Solar Arrays is part of two GEO satellites ordered by Intelsat

https://spacenews.com/intelsat-orders-two-flexible-geo-satellites-for-post-bankruptcy-growth-plan/ US company Intelsat has ordered two software-defined satellites from Thales Alenia Space. The Intelsat 41 (IS-41) and Intelsat 44 (IS-44) satellites, scheduled to enter service in 2025, will be based on Thales Alenia Space’s Space Inspire platform. IS-41 and IS-44 will provide commercial and government mobility services and cellular backhaul across Africa, Europe, the […]

7 December
5M owner Richard Pavlica was selected as a new president of Czech Space Alliance

Czech Space Alliance elected new members of executive board at general meeting in 2.12.2021 who are Ing. Richard Pavlica, Ph.D. representative of company 5M s.r.o., Ing. Marek Simcak, Ph.D. from BD Sensors, s.r.o. and Ing. Richard Sysala of esc Aerospace Company. s.r.o. Executive board elected a new president of the alliance, Richard Pavlica. Auditor of […]

26 November
BSTG, led by 5M s.r.o., becomes the supplier of the Mechanical Subsystem of Flexible Solar Panels for the new Thales Alenia Space satellite platform

Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced that it has signed a contract with SES to deliver 2 Ku-band geostationary satellites, ASTRA 1P and ASTRA 1Q to serve SES’s major European broadcasters’ content distribution operations as well as deliver connectivity services over Europe at 19.2°E. https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/press-release/thales-alenia-space-build-state-art-astra-1p-and-astra-1q-satellites Configuration ASTRA 1Q, […]