Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Eutelsat 28A (Eurobird 1, Eurosat 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) |
28.56 |
Perigee (km) |
35788 |
Apogee (km) |
35794 |
Eccentricity |
7.11558074998221E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.07 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2950 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1375 |
Power (watts) |
5900 |
Date of Launch |
08-03-2001 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
Alcatel Space Industries |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2001-011A |
NORAD Number |
26719 |
Comments |
Twenty-four channels; Western and Central Europe as far west as Canary Islands. |