Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Eutelsat 36B (Eutelsat W-7) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Multinational |
Operator/Owner |
European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
36 |
Perigee (km) |
35786 |
Apogee (km) |
35787 |
Eccentricity |
1.18605671723222E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.07 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.09 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5600 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
13200 |
Date of Launch |
24-11-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Thales Alenia Space |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Breeze M |
COSPAR Number |
2009-065A |
NORAD Number |
36101 |
Comments |
70 Ku-band transponders; serving Europe, Russia, Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. |