Eutelsat 3F4

EUTELSAT

Spacecraft n°:

EUTELSAT spacecraft n°: 19

Also called Eutelsat W4

Launch data:

Designation	26369 / 00028A
Launch date	24 May 2000 - 23:10 UT
Launch site	CC, LC-36B
Launch vehicle	Atlas 3A (AC-201) - (#127)
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit on Jun 4.90, 2000:
Perigee / Apogee	35043 x 36342 km
Eccentricity	0.015
Inclination	0.10 deg
Period	1431.28 min
Location	36°E

Tested at 32°E
Maiden flight of Atlas-3A and First launch US-rocket with Russian-bult engine.

Specifications

Prime contractor	Aerospatiale (with DASA, Alenia & SS/L)
Platform	Spacebus-3000B2
Mass at launch	3190 kg
Mass in orbit	1810 kg
Dry mass	1375 kg
Basic shape	Box + 2 panels
Dimension	4.6 x 2.5 x 1.8 m
Solar array	29 m span
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	EOL: 5900 W
Design lifetime	12 years

Beacon: 11.706850 GHz

Ku-band:

Main transponders	31
Backup transponders
Power	90 W?
Bandwidth	33 MHz
Coverage	Russian beam (19 transp.) African beam (6 transp.) Steerable beam (6 transp.), for Nigeria
EIRP max	Russian beam: 52 dBW African beam: 42.5 dBW steerable: 52 dBW
G/T max	Africa: 0 dB/K Russia: +4.5 dB/K
Polarization	Russian beam: circular Other beams: linear
Frequencies	11.7 - 12.5 GHz

Transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Transponder	Downlink	Uplink	Beam
1	11.72748 LHCP	17.32748 RHCP	Russia
2	11.74666 H	17.34666 V	Steerable
10	11.90010 H	17.50010 V	Steerable
19	12.07272 LHCP	1767272 RHCP	Russia
20	12.09190 H	17.69190 V	Steerable
21	12.11108 LHCP	17.71108 RHCP	Russia
22	12.13026 H	17.73026 V	Steerable
24	12.16862 H	17.76862 V	Steerable
25	12.18780 LHCP	17.78780 RHCP	Russia
26a	12.20698 RHCP	17.80698 LHCP	Russia
26b	12.20698 H	17.80698 V	Steerable
27	12.22616 LHCP	17.82616 RHCP	Russia
28	12.24534 RHCP	17.84534 LHCP	Russia
29	12.26452 LHCP	17.86452 RHCP	Russia
30a	12.28370 RHCP	17.88330 LHCP	Russia
30b	12.28370 H	17.88370 V	Central Africa
31	12.30288 LHCP	17.90288 RHCP	Russia
32a	12.32206 RHCP	17.92206 LHCP	Russia
32b	12.32206 H	17.92206 V	Central Africa
33	12.34124 LHCP	17.94124 RHCP	Russia
34a	12.36042 RHCP	17.96042 LHCP	Russia
34b	12.36042 H	17.96042 V	Central Africa
35	12.37960 LHCP	17.97960 RHCP	Russia
36a	12.39878 RHCP	17.99878 LHCP	Russia
36b	12.39878 H	17.99878 V	Central Africa
37	12.41796 LHCP	18.01796 RHCP	Russia
38a	12.43714 RHCP	18.03714 LHCP	Russia
38b	12.43714 H	18.03714 V	Central Africa
39	12.45632 LHCP	18.05632 RHCP	Russia
40a	12.47550 RHCP	18.07550 LHCP	Russia
40b	12.47550 H	18.07550 V	Central Africa

Ref.: #7, #15, #206 - update: 10.07.11