[1] In 2022 the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag released the funds for the extension of the operator contract with Airbus as part of a 25 million euro proposal until 2028.
The requirements for establishing a communication connection via SATCOMBw are comparatively complex: a ground station with a mirror that is at least 2.4 m in size must be set up.
[4] The two Satellites COMSATBw-1 and COMSATBw-2 are at a fixed position on 66°East and 34°West providing Ku-Band and C-Band abilities.
Ku-Links are fixed to connect Germany, C-Band Links has a global illumination.
The successor project SatComBw 3 has already been launched and, according to the current planning status of 2022, should be available in 2029.