Hot Bird 6

EUTELSAT

Spacecraft n°:

EUTELSAT spacecraft n°: 24

Orig PL Name: Eutelsat HB6

Launch data:

Designation:	27499 / 02038A
Launch date	21 Aug 2002 - 22:05 UT
Launch site	CC, SLC-41
Launch vehicle:	Atlas V 401 (AV-001)
Mission:	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	35756 x 35815 km
Eccentricity	7,00E-04
Inclination	0.09 deg
Period	1436.06 min

Tested at 1°E. Replaced Hotbird 5 on 26 Sep 2002.

Specifications:

Prime contractor	Alcatel Space Industries
Platform	Spacebus-3000B3
Operator	EUTELSAT
Mass at launch	3800 kg
Dry Mass	1900 kg
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	BOL: 10500 W
Design lifetime	12 yrs - still active

Location:

Begin date	Position	Remarks
-	13° E
Nov 2010	13.06° E

Beacon: 11.700400 GHz & 19.70100 GHz

Ku-band

Main transponders	28
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	16 transponders of 33 MHz 12 transponders of 36 MHz
Coverage	super-widebeam (entire European continent, North Africa and the Middle East)
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

Will have 8 skyplex units (2 to 6 Mbps slots with up to 18 carriers per transponder).

Transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Horizontal Uplink	Horizontal Downlink	Transponder	Vertical Downlink	Vertical Uplink	Bandwidth (MHz)	Remarks
	10.81508	115		13.78902	33
13.80820		116	10.83426		33
	10.85344	117		13.82738	33
13.84656		116	10.87262		33

	10.97141	123		14.25066	36
14.27141		124	10.99216		36
	11.01291	125		14.29216	36
14.31291		126	11.03366		36
	11.05441	127		14.33366	36
14.35441		128	11.07516		36
	11.09591	129		14.37516	36
14.39591		130	11.11666		36
	11.13741	131		14.41666	36
14.43741		132	11.15816		36
	11.17891	133		14.45816	36
14.47891		134	11.19966		36

	11.56574	153		14.01918	33
14.03836		154	11.58492		33
	11.60410	155		14.05754	33
14.07672		156	11.62328		33
	11.64246	157		14.09590	33
14.11508		158	11.66164		33
	11.68082	159		14.13426	33

14.15344		90	12.51984		33	Skyplex
	12.53902	91		14.17262	33	Skyplex
14.19180		92	12.55820		33	Skyplex
	12.57738	93		14.21098	33
14.23016		94	12.59656		33

Ka-band

Main transponders	4
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	72 MHz
Coverage	Western Europe only
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization
Frequencies	uplink: 29.50-30.00 GHz downlink: 19.70-20.20 GHz

for data uplink

Transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Horizontal Uplink	Horizontal Downlink	Transponder	Vertical Downlink	Vertical Uplink	Bandwidth (MHz)	Remarks
	19.74800	K153		29.54800	72
29.54800		K154	19.74800		72
29.64200		K158	19.84200		72
	19.84200	K159		29.64200	72

Cable programming; direct-to-home broadcasting; 28 Ku-band, 4 Ka-band transponders

Ref: #7, #15, #226 - update: 05.03.11