Eutelsat 7 West A.

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EUTELSAT 7 West A
Atlantic Bird 7 Logo.jpg
Atlantic Bird Logo 7
Start date September 24, 2011, 20:18  UTC
Launcher Zenit-3SL / Blok DM-SL
Launch site Sea launch
COSPAR-ID : 2011-051A
Takeoff mass 4700 kg
Span in orbit 33 m
Manufacturer Astrium
Satellite bus Eurostar E3000
lifespan 15 years
operator Eutelsat
Playback information
Transponder 56 Ku band
Others
Electrical power 12 kW (EOL)
position
First position 7.2 ° West
Actual position 7.3 ° West
List of geostationary satellites

Eutelsat 7 West A ( Nilesat 104 ) is a television satellite of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization ( Eutelsat ) based in Paris. The original name of the satellite was Atlantic Bird 7 . When Eutelsat changed the naming system of the satellites on March 1, 2012, it was named EUTELSAT 7 West A according to its orbital position 7 ° West.

Atlantic Bird 7 was launched into geostationary orbit by Sea Launch on September 24, 2011, 20:18  UTC with a Zenit-3SL / Blok DM-SL rocket . The Astrium- built satellite replaced at 7 ° West Atlantic Bird 4A , which had been in service there since February 2009. The Egyptian satellites Nilesat 101 , Nilesat 102 and Nilesat 201 are also positioned at 7 ° west . Eutelsat 7 West A can be received in the Middle East including the Gulf States, North Africa and North West Africa. 44 Ku-band - transponder cover while a broad footprint for Direct-to-Home broadcasting in the Middle East and North Africa, and operate with up to 12 Ku-band transponders, the high demand for broadcasting and Internet connections in a second footprint for North West Africa over the Maghreb to the Gulf of Guinea .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eutelsat - One name, one group, one fleet. Eutelsat, December 1, 2011, archived from the original on August 19, 2012 ; Retrieved August 14, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Sea Launch: Current Mission - ATLANTIC BIRD ™ 7 ( Memento from September 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Astrium: Atlantic Bird 7 ( Memento of October 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )