Hot Bird 1 [Aerospatiale]
Hot Bird 1 [Aerospatiale] |
The last of the Eutelsat 2 series spacecraft was modified for direct to home (DTH) broadcastingscheduled for launch in 1995 under the name Hot Bird 1. The satellite will be essentially the same as its predecessors, but the transponder output power will be increased from 50 W to 70 W.
The spacecraft wast procured directly from Aerospatiale and based on the Spacebus-2000 design. It supports 16
transponders (with eight spares) operating at 14/11 GHz and 70 W output power. In orbit
the spacecraft spans 22.4 m across the two rectangular solar arrays which generate up to
3.5 kW. Hot Bird 12 employs one, 1.6 m diameter multifeed reflector.
| Nation: | International |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication (Direct Broadcasting) |
| Operator: | Eutelsat |
| Contractors: | Aerospatiale |
| Equipment: | 16 (+8) Ku-band transponders |
| Configuration: | Spacebus-2000 |
| Propulsion: | S400 |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1780 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
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| Hot Bird 1 (ex Eutelsat-2 F6X) | 29.03.1995 | Ko ELA-2 | Ariane-44LP H10+ | with Brasilsat B2 |
Further Eutelsat missions:
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Last update: 27.09.2009
Contact: gunter.krebs@skyrocket.de
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