Eutelsat 33C

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Eutelsat 33C
Start date March 8, 2001, 22:51 UTC
Launcher Ariane 5G V140
Launch site ELA-3 , Center Spatial Guyanais
COSPAR-ID : 2001-011A
Takeoff mass 2950 kg
Mass in orbit 1810 kg
Manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space
Satellite bus Spacebus 3000
lifespan 12 years
operator Eutelsat
Playback information
Transponder 24 Ku band
Transponder performance 90 W
Bandwidth 12 × 33 MHz , 12 × 72 MHz
EIRP Beam fixed 54 dBW
Beam steerable 52 dBW
position
First position 28.5 ° East
Actual position 33 ° East
List of geostationary satellites

Eutelsat 33C (original name Eutelsat W1R , thereafter Eurobird 1 and Eutelsat 28A ) is or was a television satellite of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization ( Eutelsat ) based in Paris.

The satellite was launched in 2001 from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana . It is equipped with 20  Ku transponders.

On March 1, 2012, Eutelsat unified the names of its satellites around the brand name, so the satellite was named Eutelsat 28A after its position at the time .

In July 2015 the satellite was moved to the new position 33 ° East and was given the designation Eutelsat 33C . In June 2019, only Eutelsat 33E was listed in this position .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eutelsat - One name, one group, one fleet. eutelsat COMMUNICATIOS, March 1, 2012, archived from the original on August 19, 2012 ; Retrieved August 15, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Gunter Krebs: Eurobird 1 → Eutelsat 28A → Eutelsat 33C. In: Gunter's Space Page. July 4, 2015, accessed November 30, 2015 .
  3. ↑ 33 ° East. In: eutelsat.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019 .