| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Eutelsat 16A (Eutelsat W3C) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Multinational |
| Operator/Owner | European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 16 |
| Perigee (km) | 35779 |
| Apogee (km) | 35795 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000189766824014992 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.2 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.12 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 5400 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 07-10-2011 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | Thales Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Xichang Satellite Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Long March 3B |
| COSPAR Number | 2011-057A |
| NORAD Number | 37836 |
| Comments | 53 Ku and three Ka transponders; will provide capacity for broadcasting and telecom/data services to Central Europe and Indian Ocean islands. Will support digital video broadcasting markets while coverage of Africa stretching from Senegal to South Africa will serve data and telecom markets. |