Satellite Name |
Eutelsat 8 West C (ex Hot Bird 13A, Hot bird 6) |
Status |
Ex Satellite Name |
Mission Type |
Communication |
Orbit |
Geostationary |
Position |
8.0 ° West |
Country |
International |
Operator |
Eutelsat Communications S.A. |
Satellite Manufacturer |
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) |
Model (BUS) |
Spacebus 3000B3 |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas 5 |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Date |
21.08.2002 |
Satellite Lifetime |
12 Year (Planned lifetime has expired.) |
Mass |
3900 Kg |
Transponders |
Ku Band Transponders : 28 Ka Band Transponders : 4
|
Downlink Frequency |
Unknown |
Uplink Frequency |
Unknown |
Beacon Frequency |
Unknown |
Norad Number |
27499 |
Cospar Number |
2002-038A |