Eutelsat 5 West A

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Eutelsat 5 West A
Stellat.JPG
1/10 mockup from Eutelsat 5 West A
Start date July 5, 2002, 23:22 UTC
Launcher Ariane 5G V153
Launch site ELA-3 , Center Spatial Guyanais
COSPAR-ID : 2002-035A
Manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space
Satellite bus Spacebus 3000
lifespan 12 years (originally planned)
operator Eutelsat
Playback information
Transponder 10 C-band
35 Ku-band
Transponder performance 55 W C-band
94 W Ku-band
Bandwidth 41 × 36 MHz
4 × 72 MHz
EIRP Ku-Band Superbeam 53 dBW (can be directed to the Arabian Peninsula, West Africa, South Africa or Brazil)
Ku-Band Widebeam 48 dBW
Ku-Band North America 45 dBW
position
First position 5 ° west
Actual position 5 ° west
List of geostationary satellites

Eutelsat 5 West A is a television satellite of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization ( Eutelsat ) based in Paris.

The satellite was manufactured under the name Stellat 5 for France Télécom and put into orbit on July 5, 2002. Because France Télécom wanted to concentrate on its core business, the satellite was sold to Eutelsat and given the new name Atlantic Bird 3 . When Eutelsat changed the naming system of the satellites on March 1, 2012, it was named EUTELSAT 5 West A according to its orbital position 5 ° West.

reception

The satellite can be received in Europe , North America , Africa , Brazil and on the Arabian Peninsula . The transmission takes place in the C and Ku bands .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eutelsat buys Stellat fifth broadcast, August 14, 2002 accessed on 14 August 2012. (English).
  2. ↑ Eutelsat - One name, one group, one fleet. Eutelsat, December 1, 2011, archived from the original on August 19, 2012 ; Retrieved August 14, 2012 .

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