| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Eutelsat 16B (Eurobird 16, Atlantic Bird 4, Hot Bird 4) |
| 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) | -7.19 |
| Perigee (km) | 35762 |
| Apogee (km) | 35810 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000569313976658127 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.02 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2885 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1310 |
| Power (watts) | 6000 |
| Date of Launch | 27-02-1998 |
| Expected Lifetime | 14 yrs. |
| Contractor | Matra Marconi Space (Astrium) |
| Country of Contractor | France/UK/Germany |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 4 |
| COSPAR Number | 1998-013A |
| NORAD Number | 25237 |
| Comments | Europe and North Africa; 20 active channels |