Eutelsat 48C

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Eutelsat 48C
Start date April 12, 1999
Launcher Atlas IIA (AC-201) 120
Launch site LC-19 , Cape Canaveral , Florida
COSPAR-ID : 1999-018A
Takeoff mass 3183 kg
Mass in orbit 1810 kg
Manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space
model Spacebus 3000 B2
lifespan 12 years
operator Eutelsat
Playback information
Transponder 34 Ku band
Transponder performance 90 W
Bandwidth 21 × 36 MHz
13 × 72 MHz
EIRP Widebeam 47 dBW
North West Africa 49 dBW
Others
Electrical power End: 5,900 W
position
First position 2 ° East
Actual position Cemetery orbit
List of geostationary satellites

Eutelsat 48C (formerly Eutelsat 21A, Eutelsat W3 , Eutelsat W6 ) was a communications satellite of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization Eutelsat , based in Paris.

history

It was launched on April 12, 1999 aboard an Atlas rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , the spaceport in Florida, USA. The satellite was originally operated as Eutelsat W3 at the orbital position 7 ° East, but was prematurely replaced by the Eutelsat W3A satellite for technical reasons . It was moved to position 21.5 ° East and renamed to Eutelsat W6 .

On March 1, 2012, Eutelsat standardized the names of its satellites around the brand name, and the satellite changed its name to Eutelsat 21A .

On November 10th, 2012 Eutelsat 21B was launched, which replaced Eutelsat 21A in its position. Eutelsat 21A was then moved to position 48 ° East and finally renamed to Eutelsat 48C.

In November 2014, Eutelsat 48C was decommissioned and placed in a cemetery orbit.

technology

Eutelsat 48C almost exclusively provided capacity for Internet and multimedia services. Only a few radio and TV programs were broadcast. Above all, companies were the target group for these satellites. You should use Eutelsat 48C for your communication and Internet connections ( e.g. video conferencing, Internet connection in the Middle East).

reception

The satellite could be received in Europe , Africa , the Middle East as well as parts of Asia and Russia .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Reference document 2008–2009. (PDF; 5.4 MB) 6.6.1.2 Group-owned in-orbit satellites / W satellites. Eutelsat Communications, October 9, 2009, p. 52 , archived from the original on July 16, 2012 ; accessed on August 15, 2012 .
  2. Eutelsat - One name, one group, one fleet. Eutelsat Communications, March 1, 2012, archived from the original on August 19, 2012 ; Retrieved August 15, 2012 .
  3. The fleet - Eutelsat 21B satellite ( Memento from August 17, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
  4. Jorton: First half 2014-2015 results. Archived from the original on January 17, 2017 ; accessed on August 17, 2017 .