Eutelsat

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Eutelsat

Program: Eutelsat. Objective: Communications. Overview: EUTELSAT regional geostationary telecommunication satellite for European countries. Operated by the EUTELSAT organization. Major Events: .

16 June 1983 Eutelsat 1 Spacecraft: ECS/OTS. Mass: 1,050 kg. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 1. More details
Designator ESA/83/4. Launch time 1159 GMT. Launch agency ESA. Geostationary position 10+/- 0.1 deg E. EUTELSAT 1 is a regional geostationary telecommunication Satellite for European countries. It is operated by the EUTELSAT organization. Frequency plan: 1 36-138 MHz (S-E). 148-149.9 MHz (E-S). 10.7-11.7 GHz (S-E). 14-14.5 GHz (E-S). Positions: Document
04 August 1984 Eutelsat 2 Spacecraft: ECS/OTS. Mass: 700 kg. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 2/3. More details
Stationed at 7 deg E. Launch time 1333 UT. Geostationary orbit position 10 +/- 0.1; afterwards 7 +/- 0.1 deg E. EUTELSAT 2 is a regional geostationary satellite for European countries.
12 September 1985 Eutelsat 3 Spacecraft: ECS/OTS. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 2/3. More details
Launched with Spacenet F3.
16 September 1987 Eutelsat I F4 Spacecraft: ECS/OTS. Mass: 1,175 kg. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 2/3. More details
European communications; 10 deg E.
21 July 1988 Eutelsat I F5 Spacecraft: ECS/OTS. Mass: 1,185 kg. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 2/3. More details
European communications; 13 deg E. ECS-5/Eutelsat I F5 is a regional geostationary telecommunications satellite for European countries. It is operated by the EUTELSAT organization. Frequency plan 136-138 MHz (S-E), 148-149.9 MHz (E-S), 10.7-11.7 GHz (S-E), 14.0-14.5 GHz (E-S). Launch time 2334:00 UT. ESA designator ESA/88/03.
30 August 1990 Eutelsat II F1 Spacecraft: Spacebus 100. Mass: 1,878 kg. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP. More details
Stationed at 13 deg E. Telecommunications satellite. Registered by France in ST/SG/SER.E/234 and 239 until EUTELSAT can register the satellite. EUTELSAT is the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization.
15 January 1991 Eutelsat II F2 Spacecraft: Spacebus 100. Mass: 1,878 kg. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L. More details
Stationed at 10 deg E. Telecommunications satellite. Registered by France in ST/SG/SER.E/234 and 239 until EUTELSAT can register the satellite. EUTELSAT is the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization.
07 December 1991 Eutelsat II F3 Spacecraft: Spacebus 100. Mass: 1,874 kg. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Atlas II. More details
Stationed at 16 deg E. Telecommunications satellite. French registration 1991-8. Transfer orbit was 663 min, 200 x 36000 km x 7.0 deg. Registered by France in ST/SG/SER.E/249 until EUTELSAT can register the satellite. EUTELSAT is the European Telecommunications Satellite Organi zation. Launch vehicle put payload into supersynchronous earth orbit with IFR trajectory option.
10 July 1992 Eutelsat II F4 Spacecraft: Spacebus 100. Mass: 1,877 kg. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L. More details
Stationed at 7 deg E.
24 January 1994 Eutelsat II F5 Spacecraft: Spacebus 100. Mass: 1,880 kg. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP. More details
Launched with Turksat 1.
28 March 1995 Hot Bird 1 Spacecraft: Spacebus 2000. Mass: 1,800 kg. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP. More details
Stationed at 13.0 deg E.
21 November 1996 Hot Bird 2 Spacecraft: Eurostar 2000. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Atlas IIA. More details
Geostationary at 13.0E. Launch vehicle put payload into supersynchronous earth orbit with IFR/MRS trajectory option.
02 September 1997 Hot Bird 3 Spacecraft: Eurostar 2000. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP. More details
Geosynchronous. Stationed over 13.3E
27 February 1998 Hot Bird 4 Spacecraft: Eurostar 2000. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 42P . More details
Geostationary at 13.0 degrees E.
05 October 1998 Eutelsat W2 Spacecraft: Spacebus 3000. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L. More details
Geostationary at 16.0 degrees E.
09 October 1998 Hot Bird 5 Spacecraft: Eurostar 2000. Mass: 3,000 kg. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Atlas IIA. More details
Geostationary at 10.0 degrees E.
12 April 1999 Eutelsat W3 Spacecraft: Spacebus 3000. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Atlas IIAS. More details
Communications satellite is for the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization. The vehicle entered a 153 km x 385 km x 27.4 deg parking orbit nine minutes after launch. The second Centaur stage burn delivered the satellite to a 166 km x 46,076 km x 19.7 deg super-synchronous transfer orbit. The satellite was stationed at 7 deg E and carried 24 Ku-band transponders with a wide beam covering Europe, North Africa and Asia, and a spot beam for digital TV to Turkey.

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