Skybrokers installed a refurbished Andrew 5.6m and a VertexRSI 6.3m antenna at Hellas-Sat Teleport on Cyprus

Two Earth Station Antennas installed at Hellas-Sat Satellite Operator
In March and April 2021 Skybrokers delivered, installed and commissioned two used and refurbished Earth Station Antennas with new RF chain at Hellas-Sat Teleport on Cyprus. The project was complex and required lots of procurement, planning and logistics. We delivered an used and fully refurbished Andrew 5.6m and a VertexRSI 6.3m antenna, both with new redundant HPA, LNA and BDC systems, tracking and waveguide runs. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 events caused unexpected delays but our project and installation team was able to finish successfully. The two Earth Station Antennas installed at Hellas-Sat Satellite Operator were commissioned end of June 2021.
Hellas-Sat Satellite Operator is a premium satellite communications solutions provider founded in 2001. It operates Teleports in Greece and Cyprus and owns and operates the HellasSat-2 satellite. The company jointly owns the Hellas-Sat 3/Inmarsat S EAN satellite with Inmarsat, and operates a payload on the Hellas-Sat 4/SaudiGeoSat-1 satellite at 39° East owned by Arabsat and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST).
In 2013 Hellas-Sat was acquired by Arabsat, the 6th largest satellite operator in the world. Hellas-Sat satellites are located at 39°East orbital slot offering coverage over Europe, Middle-East and Southern Africa.
- Andrew antenna parts off loaded
- VertexRSI antenna parts off loaded
- Assembly starts
- Andrew 5.6m reflector assembled
- VertexRSI pedestal mount assembled
- Lifting the VertexRSI 6.3m pedestal legs
- VertexRSI 6.3m pedestal legs installed
- Tele handler ready to lift 6.3m reflector
- VertexRSI 6.3m reflector lifted on pedestal
- VertexRSI 6.3m installed on foundation
- New motors and couplers installed
- New Hiltron tracking installed
- Redundant BDC & LNA systems installed
- Redundant HPA system installed
- VertexRSI 6.3m Ku-band antenna
- VertexRSI 6.3m Ku-band antenna
- Foundation ready for 5.6m antenna
- Andrew 5.6m reflector ready for lifting
- Andrew 5.6m reflector lifted on tripod mount
- Andrew 5.6m antenna installed on foundation
- Andrew 5.6m antenna installed
- HPA system pre-tested in factory
- Hiltron HACU and HPA Red. controller installed
- Splitters & Combiners installed
- System testing prior to hand-over
- Andrew 5.6m & VertexRSI 6.3m installed