Eutelsat W3B [Thales Alenia]
Eutelsat W3B [Thales Alenia] |
In February 2008 Thales Alenia Space has been awarded a contract to design, manufacture and deliver a satellite for Eutelsat. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Eutelsat W3B satellite, based on Thales’ Spacebus-4000C3 platform, will be equipped with two fixed and three deployable antennas and will provide 3 Ka- and 53 Ku-band transponders.
W3B was be colocated at 7° east with Eutelsat’s W3A satellite and will provide broadcast and telecommunications services across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. But following the loss of W2M shortly after launch, W3B will take W2M's place to replace the aging W2 satellite
As a replacement for W3B's original mission at 7° east, Eutelsat ordered in March 2009 the identical Eutelsat W3C satellite.
| Nation: | International |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Eutelsat |
| Contractors: | Thales Alenia |
| Equipment: | 53 Ku- and 3 Ka-band transponders |
| Configuration: | Spacebus-4000C3 |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 5400 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eutelsat W3B | 2010 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with ? | |
| Eutelsat W3C | 2011 | Xi | CZ-3B/E |
Further Eutelsat missions:
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Last update: 27.09.2009
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