Launched Europe's first satellite broadband Internet

The first satellite, which is intended to providing broadband services in Europe was launched on Ariane rackets 5th Hylas spacecraft is designed with the aim to cover distant locations in the UK such as rural towns and villages where there is currently not possible to establish a fast internet connection.

 The spacecraft was launched from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana, and after 34 minutes of flight, the satellite was successfully placed into orbit.
 Signal with Hylas was caught almost immediately through the antenna, which is located in India.
 Now it will take several weeks to properly adjust the position of satellites at 36 000 kilometers above the equator, as well as to adjust the other systems.
 Hylas (Highly Adaptable Satellite) is a commercial venture operated by companies in emerging Avanti Communications in London, however spacecraft itself consists of a technology that was developed with financial assistance from the European Space Agency (ESA).
 "It is quite a small aircraft, but is quite capable,"said project manager from ESA Andrea Cotellessa for BBC News.
 Specifically, what this satellite above the rest is the fact that the frequency plan in a given time can be changed while in orbit.
 "This is very important for the flexibility that it allows the Avanti to keep pace with theevolving of the market , "said Cotellessa .



Hylas was prepared in a British factory in Portsmouth EADS Astrium, Europe's largest space company in Bangalore, and in cooperation with Antrix, the commercial company of the Indian space agency (ISRO).
 The 2.6 tons of heavy aircraft will deliver broadband services to some 350 000 British preplatnika.
 The British government has invested 40 million pounds in the development of Hylas. Specifically, the Government plan, everyone in Britain should have a connection to the Internet by 2015. and a minimum of 2 megabits per second (Mbps).
 Around three million British homes fall below this standard in Europe is still several million households that can not afford an Internet connection using existing terrestrial technologies, ie without the help of satellites.
 Hylas be so British farmers, remote villages and households to enable speeds of around 10Mbps.
 Unlike Britain, in Europe Avanti faces competition by Eutelsat - Satellite communications company that has developed its vlasititi Ka-band and delivers an Internet connection of 10 Mbps through its Tooway service.