Eutelsat 172A
Eutelsat 172A | |
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Start date | December 29, 2005 |
Launcher | Proton-M / Bris-M |
Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 |
COSPAR-ID : | 2005-052A |
Takeoff mass | 4974 kg |
Manufacturer | Alcatel Alenia Space |
model | Spacebus 4000 |
lifespan | 15 years |
operator | Eutelsat |
Playback information | |
Transponder | 24 Ku-Band 32-for-24 traveling wave tube assemblies 6-for-4 receivers |
Transponder performance | C-band W Ku-band 138 W |
Bandwidth | C-band 12 × 36 MHz , 6 × 72 MHz Ku-band optionally 27, 36 or 27 MHz |
position | |
First position | 170 ° west |
Actual position | 172 ° East |
List of geostationary satellites |
Eutelsat 172A is a communications satellite operated by the satellite operator Eutelsat .
The satellite was on 29 December 2005 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with a Proton-M carrier rocket with Briz-M upper stage in the space promoted. Broadcasting began in the first quarter of 2006. The satellite was launched under the name AMC-23 and was operated by SES Americom , an SES Global company.
After a while the satellite was sold to General Electric and was named GE-23. He also kept his position. In November 2009 it was taken over again, this time by Eutelsat . It got its current name and was moved to 172 degrees east.
reception
The satellite can be received in North America , Asia , Australia , New Zealand , Indonesia and the islands of the South Pacific .
The transmission takes place in the C and Ku bands .
Web links
- Technical data and Footprints (English)