Eutelsat 172A

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Eutelsat 172A
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 .

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