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 |
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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 |