The Konnect satellite is the first satellite from the Spacebus Neo product line. It was built by Thales Alenia Space for Eutelsat, its commercial operator, under an ESA Partnership Project managed jointly by ESA and the French Space Agency, CNES. Konnect will provide broadband services for Europe and Africa and has a design life of 15 years.
It was launched on 16 January 2020 from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.