| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Eutelsat 8 West C (Eutelsat Hot Bird 13A, Hot Bird 6) |
| 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 |
| Perigee (km) | 35756 |
| Apogee (km) | 35815 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000699790062981106 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.09 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.06 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3800 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1900 |
| Power (watts) | 9000 |
| Date of Launch | 28-08-2002 |
| Expected Lifetime | 12 yrs. |
| Contractor | Alcatel Space Industries |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Vehicle | Atlas 5 |
| COSPAR Number | 2002-038A |
| NORAD Number | 27499 |
| Comments | Cable programming; direct-to-home broadcasting; 28 Ku-band, 4 Ka-band transponders |