Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Eutelsat 7A (Eutelsat W3A) |
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) |
7.06 |
Perigee (km) |
35769 |
Apogee (km) |
35802 |
Eccentricity |
0.000391408001328415 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.06 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.07 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4300 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2000 |
Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
15-03-2004 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2004-008A |
NORAD Number |
28187 |
Comments |
58 Ku-band transponders; covers whole of sub-Saharan Africa and provides connectivity to Europe and Middle East. |