Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Eutelsat Hot Bird 13C (Hot Bird 9) |
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) |
0.99 |
Perigee (km) |
35786 |
Apogee (km) |
35787 |
Eccentricity |
1.18605671723222E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.06 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.09 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4880 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2338 |
Power (watts) |
14500 |
Date of Launch |
20-12-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2008-065A |
NORAD Number |
33459 |
Comments |
64 Ku-band transponders. |