Eutelsat-2 F3

EUTELSAT

Spacecraft n°:

Eutelsat spacecraft n°: 8

Launch data:

Designation 21803 / 91083A
Launch date 07 Dec 1991
Launch site CC, LC-36B
Launch vehicle  Atlas-2 (AC-102)
MissionCommunications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee  km
Eccentricity 
Inclination  deg
Period  min

Operational since 10 Jan 1992

Specifications:

Prime contractorAerospatiale
PlatformSpacebus-2000
OperatorEutelsat
Mass at launch1870 kg
Mass in orbit915 kg
Payload mass207.9 kg: transponders: 167.9 kg, antennas: 40 kg
Dimension2.8 x 2.2 x 2.5 m
Solar array2 deployable solar arrays, 22.4 m span
Stabilization3-axis
Equipment16 (+8) Ku-band transponders
DC power BOL: 3000 W
EOL: 2890 W
Payload power2090 W
G/T-3.5 to +2.5 dB/K
Design lifetime10 years

Location

Begin End Position
L: 7 Dec 1991 Nov 1998 16°E
Jan 1999 Jun 2000 36°E
Jul 2000   21.5°E, inclined


Beacons: 11.452570 and 12.541667 GHz
Equipped with an S400 apogee engine

Transponder frequency chart (GHz):

Horizontal
Uplink 		Horizontal
Downlink 		Transponder Vertical
Downlink 		Vertical
Uplink 		Remarks
  10.971 20A   14.271  
14.286   25A 10.986    
  11.005 20B   14.305  
14.316   25B 11.016    
14.349   26A 11.049    
  11.055 21A   14.355  
14.380   26B 11.080    
  11.095 21B   14.395  
14.433   27A 11.133    
  11.146 22A   14.446  
14.463   27B 11.163    
  11.181 22B   14.481  
  11.554 32   14.104 when 32 off
14.125   37 11.575   when 47 off
  11.595 33   14.145 when 43 off
14.166   38 11.616   when 48 off
  11.638 34A   14.188 when 44 off
14.208   39 11.658   when 49 off
  11.675 34B   14.225 when 44 off
  12.521 40   14.021  
14.042   45 12.542    
  12.563 41   14.062  
14.083   46 12.583    
  12.604 42   14.104 when 32 off
14.125   47 12.625   when 37 off
  12.645 43   14.145 when 33 off
14.166   48 12.666   when 38 off
  12.688 44A   14.188 when 34 off
14.208   49 12.708   when 39 off
  12.728 44B   14.228 when 34 off
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