Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Eutelsat 5 West A (Atlantic Bird 3, Stellat 5) |
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) |
-4.93 |
Perigee (km) |
35769 |
Apogee (km) |
35805 |
Eccentricity |
0.000426975354033731 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.04 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.08 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4050 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1805 |
Power (watts) |
11000 |
Date of Launch |
05-07-2002 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Alcatel Space Industries |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2002-035A |
NORAD Number |
27460 |
Comments |
45 transponders; Ku and C-band frequencies, Americas, Europe and Africa. |