| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Eutelsat 48B (Eutelsat 21B, Eutelsat W-6A) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Multinational |
| Operator/Owner | European Telecommunications Satellite Cosorrtium (EUTELSAT) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 48 |
| Perigee (km) | 35777 |
| Apogee (km) | 35797 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000237208530018739 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.09 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.12 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 5102 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 2060 |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 10-11-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Thales Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | Italy |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 ECA |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-062B |
| NORAD Number | 38992 |
| Comments | Increased capacity for data, video and government services. |