Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Eutelsat 10A (Eutelsat W-2A) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Multinational |
Operator/Owner |
European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
10 |
Perigee (km) |
35781 |
Apogee (km) |
35822 |
Eccentricity |
0.000486110287753578 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.03 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.09 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5900 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
03-04-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Alcatel Alenia Space |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2009-016A |
NORAD Number |
34710 |
Comments |
46 Ku-band, 10 C-band transponders, S-band not in service due to anomaly. |