| Names | Eutelsat 3 F-4 Eutelsat W4 (2000–2012) Eutelsat 36A (2012–2016) Eutelsat 70C (2016) (2018–2019) Eutelsat 80A (2017–2018) Eutelsat 748E (2019–present) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Eutelsat Communications |
| COSPAR ID | 2000-028A |
| SATCAT no. | 26369 |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | 12 years (planned) 24 years, 5 months and 20 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Eutelsat W4 |
| Spacecraft type | Spacebus |
| Bus | Spacebus-3000B2 |
| Manufacturer | Alcatel Space |
| Launch mass | 3,190 kg (7,030 lb) |
| Dry mass | 1,285 kg (2,833 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 May 2000, 23:10:05 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas IIIA (AC-201) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-36B |
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin Astronautics |
| Entered service | July 2000 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 36° East (2000–2016) [1] 70.5° East (2016) 88.5° East (2017) 80.5° East (2017–2018) 12.7° West (2018–2019) 70.3° East (2019) 48° East (2019–present) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 31 Ku-Band |
| Coverage area | Africa, Russia |
Eutelsat 36A (formerly Eutelsat W4 and Eutelsat 3 F-4) is a French communications satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications. It was constructed by Alcatel Space and is based on the Spacebus-3000B2 satellite bus.[2]
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