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 |