Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Eutelsat 36A (Eutelsat W-4) |
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) |
36.09 |
Perigee (km) |
35766 |
Apogee (km) |
35806 |
Eccentricity |
0.000474428313881772 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.07 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.08 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3190 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1380 |
Power (watts) |
6000 |
Date of Launch |
24-05-2000 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
Alcatel Space Industries |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas 3A |
COSPAR Number |
2000-028A |
NORAD Number |
26369 |
Comments |
Thirty-one operational channels, Western Russia, majoritiy of central and southern Afirca. |