Eutelsat Hot Bird 13C

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Eutelsat Hot Bird 13C
Start date December 20, 2008, 10:35 PM UTC
Launcher Ariane 5 ECA V186
Launch site CSG , ELA-3
COSPAR-ID : 2008-065A
Takeoff mass 4877 kg
Dimensions 4.0 m × 2.35 m × 2.9 m
Span in orbit 39.4 m
Manufacturer EADS Astrium
Satellite bus Eurostar 3000
lifespan 15 years (planned)
Stabilization Three-axis
operator Eutelsat
Playback information
Transponder 64 Ku band
Bandwidth 24, 33, 36, 47 and 50 MHz
Others
Electrical power 16 to 14 kW
Power storage 2 Li-ion batteries
Ground stations Dongara, Aussaguel, Kourou, Kerguelen, Kartebeesheek, South Point
position
Actual position 13 ° East
drive 10 N engine with MMH & MON3 as fuel from four tanks
List of geostationary satellites

Eutelsat Hot Bird 13C (formerly Hot Bird 9 ) is a commercial geostationary communications satellite owned by Eutelsat .

The satellite is identical to Hot Bird 8 (now Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B ), which was launched in August 2006. The contract was awarded to EADS Astrium in May 2006.

The satellite was launched by Eutelsat as Hot Bird 9 on December 20, 2008 at 22:35 UTC with an Ariane 5 launcher from the Guiana Space Center together with Eutelsat W2M in a geostationary transfer orbit. It was set to the position 13 ° East . The Hot Bird 7A , which had been located there until then , was moved to 9 ° East, where it replaced the 12-year-old Eurobird 9 and was given the name Eurobird 9A .

Hot Bird 9 supplies Europe, North Africa and the Middle East with digital TV and radio programs in direct satellite reception.

When Eutelsat changed the naming system of the satellites on March 1, 2012, Hot Bird 9 was named Eutelsat Hot Bird 13C according to its orbital position .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Weyrauch: Ariane 5 brings two satellites into space for Eutelsat. raumfahrer.net, December 21, 2008, accessed on September 11, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Eutelsat - One name, one group, one fleet. Eutelsat, December 1, 2011, archived from the original on August 19, 2012 ; Retrieved September 10, 2012 .

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