Eutelsat W3A [Astrium]
Eutelsat W3A, launched in 2004, is the most powerful satellite ordered until then by the Paris-based satellite communications company Eutelsat. It provides a full range of telecommunications applications including digital DVB broadcasting, multimedia, broadband access and pay-per-use bandwidth for corporate networks over a large zone covering Europe and Africa, for a minimum of 12 years.
The payload allows enhanced operational flexibility as compared to previous generations of communications satellites well as multiple regional coverages for or regional or intra-regional connectivity. With 40 transponders and a frequency plan supporting up to 58 channels, W3A is almost doubling the capacity available at 7 degrees East.
Astrium is prime contractor for Eutelsat W3A, for design and manufacture of the satellite and will supply both the platform (based on the Eurostar-3000S version of Astrium's Eurostar series) and the payload.
In December 2011 Eutelsat announced, that their satellite assets will be renamed under a unified brand name effective from March 2012. This satellite became Eutelsat 7A and later Eutelsat 139 West A when it was moved to 139° West.
Nation: | International |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | Eutelsat |
Contractors: | Astrium |
Equipment: | 38 Ku- and 2 Ka-band transponders |
Configuration: | Eurostar-3000S |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 12 years |
Mass: | 4300 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Eutelsat W3A → Eutelsat 7A | 2004-008A | 15.03.2004 | Ba LC-81/24 | Proton-M Briz-M (Mod 2) |
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