Eutelsat 25B

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Eutelsat 25B
Start date August 29, 2013, 20:30 UTC
Launcher Ariane 5 ECA, VA-215
Launch site ELA-3 , Center Spatial Guyanais
COSPAR-ID : 2013-044A
Takeoff mass 6310 kg
Mass in orbit approx. 5500 kg
Manufacturer SpaceSystems / Loral
lifespan 15 years
operator Eutelsat
Playback information
Transponder 32 Ku- and 14 Ka-band
position
First position 25.5 ° East
List of geostationary satellites

Eutelsat 25B (also Eurobird 2A , Es'hail 1 ) is a television satellite formerly operated by the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization ( Eutelsat ) for ictQATAR, the representative of Qatar .

The satellite was launched on August 29, 2013 at 20:30 UTC from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana by an Ariane 5 with the aim of serving the Middle East , North Africa and Central Asia and at 25.5 ° East Eutelsat 25C replace.

reception

At the time of launch, it was planned that the satellite could be received in Europe and the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. The transmission should take place in the Ku and Ka band.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A new satellite for the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. (PDF; 3.4 MB) Eutelsat Communications, August 1, 2013, archived from the original on February 2, 2014 ; Retrieved August 29, 2013 .
  2. ^ Disposal of Eutelsat's interest in EUTELSAT 25B satellite
  3. Gunter Krebs: Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1. Gunter's Space Page, July 31, 2013, accessed on August 29, 2013 (English).