Eutelsat 33B

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Eutelsat 33B
Start date November 20, 2002
Launcher Delta IV Medium + (4.2) D-293
Launch site Cape Canaveral , LC-37
COSPAR-ID : 2002-051A
Takeoff mass 3170 kg
Mass in orbit 1900 kg
Manufacturer Aérospatiale
(now Thales Alenia Space )
model Spacebus 3000 B2
lifespan 12 years (planned)
operator Eutelsat
Playback information
Transponder 24 Ku band
Transponder performance 90 W
Bandwidth 24 × 72 MHz
EIRP * Widebeam
Europe 53  dBW * Steerable Beam
Asia 52 dBW
Others
Electrical power End: 5,900 W
position
First position 70.5 ° East
Actual position Cemetery orbit
List of geostationary satellites

Eutelsat 33B (earlier names, Eutelsat 25C , Eutelsat 70A , Eutelsat W1 and Eutelsat W5 ) was a communications satellite of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization Eutelsat , based in Paris.

history

The satellite was originally called the Eutelsat W1 . During its production in 1998, a fire broke out at the manufacturer Aérospatiale (now Thales Alenia Space ), and the satellite was damaged by the extinguishing water. A few years passed before the repair was completed and a new start date could be set.

On November 20, 2002, the launch on board a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , the spaceport in Florida, USA, took place under the name Eutelsat W5 .

On March 1, 2012, Eutelsat unified the names of its satellites around the brand name, the satellite was then called Eutelsat 70A .

After the commissioning of Eutelsat 70B , which replaced it in this position, its orbit was moved to 25.5 ° East at the beginning of 2013 and it was simultaneously renamed Eutelsat 25C.

After the commissioning of Eutelsat 25B , its runway was shifted again in November 2013, this time to 33 ° East, and finally renamed Eutelsat 33B.

In October 2015, Eutelsat 33B was decommissioned and placed in cemetery orbit.

technology

In addition to the transmission of radio and TV programs, Eutelsat 33B also provided capacities for Internet and multimedia services , and direct connections from Asia to Western Europe were also possible.

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

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. ↑ root: EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS FIRST HALF 2012-2013 RESULTS IN LINE WITH TARGETS. Retrieved August 19, 2017 .
  3. ↑ jorton: EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS FIRST HALF 2013-2014 RESULTS. Retrieved August 19, 2017 .
  4. ↑ jorton: THIRD QUARTER 2015-16 REVENUES. Retrieved August 19, 2017 .
  5. ↑ DOWNLINK COVERAGES. eutelsat COMMUNICATIONS, accessed on August 15, 2012 (English).