Eutelsat 7C

Eutelsat / International

Int. spacecraft nº:

Eutelsat spacecraft nº: 51

Launch data:

Designation	44334 / 19034B
Launch date	20 June 2019 - 21:43 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle	Ariane-5ECA (VA248 - L5107)
Mission	Communication
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	251 x 35714 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	6.0°
Period	min

Launched together with: AT&T T-16

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)
Platform	SSL-1300
Operator	Eutelsat
Mass at launch	3400 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	44 Ku-band transponders
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion	4 × SPT-100 plasma thrusters all-electric xenon propulsion system
DC power
Design lifetime	15 yrs

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
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By Jul 3, 2019 E7C had begun slow orbit raising and was in a 1409 x 37079 km x 6.0 deg orbit.

Description:

Eutelsat 7C is based on an all-electric propulsion version of the SSL-1300 satellite platform.
Eutelsat 7C will also be equipped with a beam providing enhanced capacity for government services over Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, and a beam that can be steered to cover any region visible from 7° East.

Mission details:

Arianespace launched mission VA248, launcher L5107, on Jun 20, 2019. It carried two communication satellite payloads to geotransfer orbit.
Eutelsat 7C for Eutelsat S.A. is a Maxar 1300 satellite with an all-electric xenon propulsion system and a Ku-band broadcast payload.
T-16 for AT&T is an Airbus Eurostar 3000LX Hybrid of 6330 kg launch mass and a Ku/Ka-band communications payload.

External links:

Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking

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Ref.: #7(JR766), #14 - update: 07.10.19