Eutelsat 3C
| Names | Hot Bird 10 (2009) Atlantic Bird 4A (2009-11) Eutelsat 3C (2011-13) Hot Bird 13D (2013—16) Eutelsat 33E (2016—) Leased capacity: Nilesat 104 (2009-12) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communication |
| Operator | Eutelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-008B |
| SATCAT no. | 33750 |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Eurostar-3000 |
| Manufacturer | Astrium |
| Launch mass | 4,892 kilograms (10,785 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 February 2009, 22:09 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 5ECA |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 7° west (2009-11) 3° east (2011-13) 13° east (2013—16) 33° east (2016—) |
| Slot | Hot Bird (2013—16) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 64 Ku-band |
| Coverage area |
Europe North Africa Middle East |
Eutelsat 33E, previously known as Hot Bird 10, Atlantic Bird 4A, Eutelsat 3B and Nilesat 104, Hot Bird 13D is a French communications satellite. Operated by Eutelsat, it provides direct to home broadcasting services from geostationary orbit as part of Eutelsat's Hot Bird constellation at a longitude of 13 degrees east.
Eutelsat 33E was constructed by Astrium, and is based on the Eurostar-3000 satellite bus. It has a mass of 4,892 kilograms (10,785 lb) and is expected to operate for 15 years. The spacecraft has 64 Ku-band transponders, broadcasting satellite television and radio to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
Hot Bird 10, as it was then named, was launched by Arianespace using an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket, as part of a dual launch with the NSS-9 spacecraft. Two French military satellites, Spirale-A and Spirale-B were also carried, as secondary payloads. The launch took place from ELA-3 at Kourou, French Guiana, at 22:09 UTC on 12 February 2009. The spacecraft was deployed into geosynchronous transfer orbit, raising itself to its operational geostationary orbit by means of its apogee motor.
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