Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Eutelsat 12 West A (Atlantic Bird 1) |
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) |
-12.43 |
Perigee (km) |
35768 |
Apogee (km) |
35805 |
Eccentricity |
0.000438840985375921 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.11 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2700 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1550 |
Power (watts) |
5100 |
Date of Launch |
28-08-2002 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Alenia Spazio |
Country of Contractor |
Italy |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5G |
COSPAR Number |
2002-040A |
NORAD Number |
27508 |
Comments |
Twenty channels, telecommunications services between Europe and the Americas. |