Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Eutelsat 33A (Eurobird 3, E-bird) |
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) |
33.14 |
Perigee (km) |
35781 |
Apogee (km) |
35790 |
Eccentricity |
0.000106747636725931 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.05 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.06 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1525 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1300 |
Power (watts) |
1600 |
Date of Launch |
27-09-2003 |
Expected Lifetime |
10 yrs. |
Contractor |
Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2003-043A |
NORAD Number |
27948 |
Comments |
20 Ku-band transponders; video and data transmission to Europe and Turkey. |