Eutelsat 12 West B.

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eutelsat 12 West B.
Start date September 25, 2001, 23:21 UTC
Launcher Ariane 5 V144
Launch site ELA-3 , Guyana Space Center
COSPAR-ID : 2001-042A
Takeoff mass 3150 kg
Manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space
model Spacebus 3000
lifespan 12 years
operator Eutelsat
Playback information
Transponder 35 Ku-band
26 max. at the same time
Transponder performance 107 W.
Bandwidth 12 × 72 MHz
2 × 54 MHz
21 × 36 MHz
EIRP America 47 dBW
Middle East 53 dBW
Europe 54 dBW
Others
Electrical power Start: 7400 W
End: 6400 W
position
First position 8 ° west
Actual position 12 ° west
List of geostationary satellites

Eutelsat 12 West B is a television satellite of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization ( Eutelsat ) based in Paris.

The satellite was launched in 2001 under the name Atlantic Bird 2 . When Eutelsat changed the designation system of the satellites on March 1, 2012, it was named Eutelsat 8 West A according to its orbital position 8 ° West . In 2015, it was replaced by Eutelsat 8 West D and moved to 12.5 degrees West and was given the name Eutelsat 12 West B .

reception

The satellite has 3 footprints:

The transmission takes place in the Ku band .

After the withdrawal of three transponders by the Jordanian company Noorsat in October 2013, only three Belgian radio stations can be regularly received in Europe. In addition, it can be used for feeds .

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 .

See also

Web links