| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Eutelsat 8 West A (Atlantic Bird 2) |
| 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) | -8.09 |
| Perigee (km) | 35766 |
| Apogee (km) | 35806 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000474428313881772 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.06 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3150 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1368 |
| Power (watts) | 7400 |
| Date of Launch | 25-09-2001 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Alcatel Space Industries |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 4 |
| COSPAR Number | 2001-042A |
| NORAD Number | 26927 |
| Comments | European and American coverage. |