Eutelsat 4A

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Eutelsat 4A
Start date September 6, 2000
Launcher Ariane 4 V132
Launch site ELA-2 , Guyana Space Center
COSPAR-ID : 2000-052A
Takeoff mass 3250 kg
Manufacturer EADS Astrium
model Eurostar 2000
lifespan 12 years (planned)
operator Eutelsat
Playback information
Transponder 28 Ku band
Transponder performance 90 W
Bandwidth 4 × 40 MHz
8 × 54 MHz
4 × 62 MHz
12 × 72 MHz
EIRP Widebeam 48 dBW
Steerable Beam 52 dBW
Others
Electrical power End: 5900 W
position
First position 10 ° East
Actual position Cemetery orbit
List of geostationary satellites

Eutelsat 4A was a communications satellite of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization ( Eutelsat ) based in Paris.

The satellite was launched as Eutelsat W1 on September 6, 2000 on board an Ariane 4 rocket from Center Spatial Guyanais , the spaceport in Kourou , French Guiana . In June 2009 the satellite was moved from 10 ° East to 4 ° East, which also changed the name to Eurobird 4A . On March 1, 2012, Eutelsat standardized the names of its satellites around the brand name, since then it has been called Eutelsat 4A .

In February 2012, Eutelsat 4A was decommissioned and placed in a cemetery orbit.

In addition to broadcasting radio and TV programs, Eutelsat 4A also provided capacities for telecommunications and multimedia services .

reception

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

The transmission took place in the Ku band .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eutelsat - One name, one group, one fleet. eutelsat COMMUNICATIOS, March 1, 2012, archived from the original on August 19, 2012 ; Retrieved August 15, 2012 .
  2. ^ Eutelsat Communications third quarter 2011–2012 revenues. Archived from the original on November 2, 2017 ; accessed on August 18, 2017 .