Atlantic Bird 2

Atlantic Bird 2 [GDK]

Alcatel Space has built-Atlantic Bird 2 (26 channels in Ku Band for this Spacebus 3000 B2 Satellite) for Eutelsat. By meeting a rapid delivery schedule (16 month on ground delivery), which is made possible by an advanced production policy for the Spacebus-3000B2 platform, Alcatel Space has enabled Eutelsat to meet crucial back-up service requirements while expanding digital and multimedia services. In addition to the on-ground delivery of Atlantic Bird 2, Alcatel Space's prime contract with Eutelsat provides for the satellite's launch campaign, as well support for its operations and mission analysis.

Nation:	International
Type / Application:	Communication
Operator:	Eutelsat
Contractors:	Alcatel Space
Equipment:	26 Ku Band transponders
Configuration:	Spacebus-3000B2
Propulsion:	S400
Lifetime:
Mass:	3600 kg
Orbit:	GEO

Satellite	Date	LS		Launcher	Remarks:
Atlantic Bird 2	25.09.2001	Ko ELA-2		Ariane-44P H10-3

Further Eutelsat missions:

Atlantic Bird 1 (Italsat-Bus)
Atlantic Bird 2 (Spacebus-3000B2)
Atlantic Bird 3 (Spacebus-3000B3)
Atlantic Bird 4 (Eurostar-2000+)
Atlantic Bird 4A (Eurostar-3000)
Atlantic Bird 7 (Eurostar-3000)
ECS / Eutelsat-1 F1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (ECS-Bus)
eBird 1 (HS-376HP)
Eurobird 1 (Spacebus-3000B3)
Eurobird 2, 4, 9, 10, 16 (Eurostar-2000+)
Eurobird 3 (HS-376HP)
Eurobird 4A (Eurostar-2000+)
Eurobird 9A (Spacebus-3000B3)
Eutelsat-2 F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 (Spacebus-2000)
Eutelsat W1, W2, W3, W5, W6 (Spacebus-3000B3)
Eutelsat W1(R) (Eurostar-2000+)
Eutelsat W2A (Spacebus-4000C4)
Eutelsat W2M (I-3K)
Eutelsat W3A (Eurostar-3000)
Eutelsat W3B, W3C (Spacebus-4000C3)
Eutelsat W4 (Spacebus-3000B3)
Eutelsat W7 (Spacebus-4000C4)
Eutelsat W48, W75 (Eurostar-2000+)
Hot Bird 1 (Spacebus-2000)
Hot Bird 2, 3, 4, 5 (Eurostar-2000+)
Hot Bird 6 (Spacebus-3000B3)
Hot Bird 7 (Eurostar-2000+)
Hot Bird 7A (Spacebus-3000B3)
Hot Bird 8, 9, 10 (Eurostar-3000)
KA-SAT (Eurostar-3000)
SESAT 1 (MSS-2500-GSO)
SESAT 2 (MSS-2500-GSO)