Eutelsat 5 West A
Eutelsat 5 West A | |
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1/10 mockup from Eutelsat 5 West A |
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Start date | July 5, 2002, 23:22 UTC |
Launcher | Ariane 5G V153 |
Launch site | ELA-3 , Center Spatial Guyanais |
COSPAR-ID : | 2002-035A |
Manufacturer | Alcatel Alenia Space |
Satellite bus | Spacebus 3000 |
lifespan | 12 years (originally planned) |
operator | Eutelsat |
Playback information | |
Transponder | 10 C-band 35 Ku-band |
Transponder performance | 55 W C-band 94 W Ku-band |
Bandwidth | 41 × 36 MHz 4 × 72 MHz |
EIRP | Ku-Band Superbeam 53 dBW (can be directed to the Arabian Peninsula, West Africa, South Africa or Brazil) Ku-Band Widebeam 48 dBW Ku-Band North America 45 dBW |
position | |
First position | 5 ° west |
Actual position | 5 ° west |
List of geostationary satellites |
Eutelsat 5 West A is a television satellite of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization ( Eutelsat ) based in Paris.
The satellite was manufactured under the name Stellat 5 for France Télécom and put into orbit on July 5, 2002. Because France Télécom wanted to concentrate on its core business, the satellite was sold to Eutelsat and given the new name Atlantic Bird 3 . When Eutelsat changed the naming system of the satellites on March 1, 2012, it was named EUTELSAT 5 West A according to its orbital position 5 ° West.
reception
The satellite can be received in Europe , North America , Africa , Brazil and on the Arabian Peninsula . The transmission takes place in the C and Ku bands .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eutelsat buys Stellat fifth broadcast, August 14, 2002 accessed on 14 August 2012. (English).
- ↑ Eutelsat - One name, one group, one fleet. Eutelsat, December 1, 2011, archived from the original on August 19, 2012 ; Retrieved August 14, 2012 .
See also
Web links
- Eutelsat: EUTELSAT 5 West A (ex ATLANTIC BIRD 3) on 5 ° West
- Lyngsat: Eutelsat 5 West A at 5 ° W (English)