Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Eutelsat 25C (Eutelsat 70A, Eutelsat W-5) |
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) |
25.5 |
Perigee (km) |
35780 |
Apogee (km) |
35790 |
Eccentricity |
0.000118609892064998 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.04 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3170 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1900 |
Power (watts) |
5900 |
Date of Launch |
20-11-2002 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
Alcatel Space Industries |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas IIAS |
COSPAR Number |
2002-051A |
NORAD Number |
27554 |
Comments |
Twenty-four transponders, Ku-band connectivity from western Europe through Middle East and Central and South Asia. |