Eutelsat 16C

Eutelsat 16C
NamesSESAT-1 (2000–2012)
Eutelsat 16C (2012–2018)
Eutelsat SESAT
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorEutelsat Communications
COSPAR ID2000-019A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.26243
Websitehttps://www.eutelsat.com/en/home.html
Mission duration10 years (planned)
17.8 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSESAT-1
Spacecraft typeKAUR
BusMSS-2500-GSO
ManufacturerNPO PM
Alcatel Alenia Space
Launch mass2,500 kg (5,500 lb)
Power5.6 kW[1]
Start of mission
Launch date17 April 2000, 21:06:00 UTC
RocketProton-K / DM-2M
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 200/39
ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered serviceJune 2000
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
Deactivated13 February 2018
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude36° East (2000–2010)
16° East (2010–2018)
Transponders
Band18 Ku-band
Bandwidth72 MHz
Coverage areaEurope, Africa, Russia

Eutelsat 16C (formerly SESAT 1) was a satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications, originally the first of a series of SESAT (Siberia - Europe SATellite) satellites. It provided a wide range of telecommunications services over a very large geographical coverage area that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to Eastern Russia, including a large part of Siberia. The satellite also provided broadcasting services to Africa by means of steerable spotbeams.[2]

On 29 January 2010, the satellite moved to 16° East to take over some services from the malfunctioning Eutelsat W2 satellite. The satellite was deactivated on 13 February 2018, after 17 years and 10 months of service, setting a record for in-orbit life.[3]

  1. ^ "Eutelsat 16C at 16.0° East". International Media Switzerland. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Eutelsat 16C". Eutelsat Communications. 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ "EUTELSAT 16C satellite, ex-SESAT, sets record for in-orbit life". AvioNews. Retrieved 19 February 2018.