ECS 5 --> Eutelsat 1F5

ESA / EUTELSAT

Spacecraft n°:

EUTELSAT spacecraft n°: 5

Launch data:

Designation	19331 / 88063B
Launch date	21 Jul 1988
Launch site	Ko, ELA-1
Launch vehicle	Ariane-3 (V24)
Mission	Communications
Geostationary orbit on:

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	British Aerospace
Platform	ECS-Bus
Operator	ESA / Eutelsat
Mass at launch	1158 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	12 (+2) Ku-band transponders
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion	Mage-2
DC power
Design lifetime

Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 21 Jul 1988	Oct 1988	10°E, tests
14 Oct 1988	Apr 1991	10°E
15 Apr 1991	Dec 1998	21.5°E, inclined
Feb 1999	Sep 1999	12.5°W, inclined
Oct 1999	Jan 2000	14.8°W, inclined
Mar 2000	May 2000	4°E, inclined > 4°

In inclined orbit since 1 Aug 1994. Transponders 3, 4, 6 and 8 have failed. First Eutelsat satellite to provide transatlantic connectivity.

End of life

Out of service	May or Aug 2000
Cause	deorbited

Beacon: 11.44895 GHz

Ref.: #14 - update: 19.11.11