Hot Bird 10

EUTELSAT

Spacecraft n°:

EUTELSAT spacecraft n°: 33

Launch data:

Designation	33750 / 09008B
Launch date	12 Feb 2009 - 22:09 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle	Ariane-5ECA
Mission	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on Feb 23.80:
Perigee / Apogee	35768 x 35803 km
Eccentricity	4.74E-04
Inclination	0.05 deg
Period	1436.05 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	EADS Astrium / Fr
Platform	EUROSTAR-E3000
Operator	EUTELSAT
Mass at launch	4892 kg
Dry Mass	2240 kg
Basic shape	box
Dimension (m)	2.7 x 3.4 x 6.3m
Solar array	2 vanes of solar panels deployed span of 38 m
Stabilization
DC power	11000 W
Design lifetime	>15 yrs - still active

Location:

Begin	Position	Remarks
~27 Feb 2009	3-4 °E	manoeuvred off-station
6 Mar 2009	~1 °E	relocated
19 Mar 2009	~1 °E	manoeuvred off-station drifting to the west
April 2009	0.07 °W

Mission details:

Hot Bird 10 is a television and radio communications satellite broadcasting to both satellite and cable customers, launched for EUTELSAT and manufactured by EADS Astrium, using the EUROSTAR-E3000 platform. Body of the satellite is box-shaped, 2.7 x 3.4 x 6.3 metres, plus two vanes of solar panels which have a deployed span of 38 metres. Satellite is to be operated over 13 deg E from some time in 2010.
64 Ku-band transponders.

Ref.: #225(09.02-09.03), #84a, #226 - update: 13.07.09