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 |
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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) |
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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. |