Eutelsat 7 West A.
EUTELSAT 7 West A | |
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Atlantic Bird Logo 7 |
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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 .
See also
Web links
- Eutelsat: 7 ° / 8 ° West
- Lyngsat: Eutelsat 7 West A at 7.3 ° W (English)
- Gunter's Space Page: Atlantic Bird 7 → Eutelsat 7 West A (Nilesat 104) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eutelsat - One name, one group, one fleet. Eutelsat, December 1, 2011, archived from the original on August 19, 2012 ; Retrieved August 14, 2012 .
- ↑ Sea Launch: Current Mission - ATLANTIC BIRD ™ 7 ( Memento from September 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Astrium: Atlantic Bird 7 ( Memento of October 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )