Eutelsat 36B
Eutelsat 36B | |
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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
- The Fleet - Eutelsat 36B ( Memento from February 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- LyngSat: Program overview Eutelsat 36B (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Proton rocket launched after bureaucratic dispute ( Memento from April 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ ILS Proton Successfully Launches the W7 Satellite for Eutelsat ( Memento from October 10, 2010 in the web archive archive.today ) (English)
- ↑ Statement by Eutelsat change of carrier ( memento of August 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 101 kB)
- ↑ Eutelsat - One name, one group, one fleet. Eutelsat Communications, March 1, 2012, archived from the original on August 19, 2012 ; Retrieved August 15, 2012 .