Eutelsat 70B

Spacecraft nº:

Eutelsat spacecraft nº: 41

Launch data: Designation  39020 / 12069A Launch date  03 Dec 2012 - 20:44 UT Launch site  SL Odyssey Launch vehicle  Zenit-3SL Mission  Com.: Communication Geostationary orbit: Perigee / Apogee  35780 x 35800 km Eccentricity  2,37E-04 Inclination  0.06 deg Period  1436.28 min

Description:

• In December 2011 Eutelsat announced, that their satellite assets will be renamed under a unified brand name effective from March 2012. This satellite will become Eutelsat 70B.
• EUTELSAT 70B is designed to optimise resources from the 70.5° East orbital slot. With high frequency reuse, four powerful regional beams connected to 48 Ku-band transponders are located on a single platform, more than doubling current capacity at 70.5° East for data and government services, broadband access, GSM backhauling and professional video exchanges. The satellite will replace the EUTELSAT 70A satellite which will subsequently be redeployed to another location for continued commercial service.

Mission details:

• Eutelsat's Eutelsat 70B satellite was launched on Dec 3, 2012. The satellite, to be stationed at 70.5 deg East, uses their new, crazy and annoying, naming scheme which means its name will change every time they relocate it.
  Launch was by a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL from the Odyssey platform in the Pacific. By Dec 10, Eutelsat 70B was in a 35633 x 35743 km x 0.0 deg GEO drift orbit passing eastward over 48E.

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