| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Eutelsat 48A (Eutelsat W-48, Eurobird 9, Hot Bird 2, Eutelsat 2-F8, Eutelsat HB2) |
| 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) | 9.08 |
| Perigee (km) | 35757 |
| Apogee (km) | 35815 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00068792105512857 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.08 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.07 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2915 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1700 |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 21-11-1996 |
| Expected Lifetime | 14 yrs. |
| Contractor | Matra Marconi Space (Astrium) |
| Country of Contractor | France/UK/Germany |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Vehicle | Delta 2 |
| COSPAR Number | 1996-067A |
| NORAD Number | 24665 |
| Comments | Full coverage of Europe, Middle East, parts of Africa and Asia; 20 active channels. Extremely inclined. |