Eutelsat 36B

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Eutelsat 36B
Start date November 24, 2009
Launcher Proton-M / Bris-M
Launch site Baikonur
COSPAR-ID : 2009-065A
Takeoff mass 5,627 kg
Manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space (Thales Alenia Space)
model Spacebus 4000 C4
lifespan 15 years
operator Eutelsat
Playback information
Transponder 70 Ku band
Bandwidth 33, 36, 72 MHz
Others
Electrical power 13.2 kW
position
First position 36 ° East
Actual position 36 ° East
List of geostationary satellites

Eutelsat 36B (formerly Eutelsat W7 ) is a communications satellite of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization Eutelsat , based in Paris .

history

He was on 24 November 2009 14:19 UTC by International Launch Services (ILS) with a missile of the type Proton from Baikonur brought out into space and to Eutelsat's SESAT 1 replace. 9 hours and 12 minutes later, the Briz-M upper stage placed the satellite at the intended geostationary position at 36 ° East. The start was originally supposed to take place with a sea ​​launch . After Sea Launch confirmed to Eutelsat that the launch would not be possible within the agreed time frame, Eutelsat decided on the Proton.

On March 1, 2012, Eutelsat standardized the names of its satellites around the brand name, since then it has been known as Eutelsat 36B .

reception

Eutelsat 36B is co-positioned with Eutelsat W4 and doubles the previous capacities for data and multimedia services in Europe, Russia, Central Asia and Africa. It is equipped with 70  Ku-band transponders with 5 partly controllable transmission areas.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Successful launch for Eutelsat's W7 satellite built by Thales Alenia Space ( Memento from September 14, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ). Thales (English)
  2. ↑ Proton rocket launched after bureaucratic dispute ( Memento from April 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ ILS Proton Successfully Launches the W7 Satellite for Eutelsat ( Memento from October 10, 2010 in the web archive archive.today ) (English)
  4. ↑ Statement by Eutelsat change of carrier ( memento of August 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 101 kB)
  5. ↑ Eutelsat - One name, one group, one fleet. Eutelsat Communications, March 1, 2012, archived from the original on August 19, 2012 ; Retrieved August 15, 2012 .