Atlantic Bird 2 → Eutelsat 8 West A → Eutelsat 12 West B (original) (raw)
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Atlantic Bird 2 [GDK]
Alcatel Space has built Atlantic Bird 2 (26 channels in Ku Band for this Spacebus 3000 B2 Satellite) for Eutelsat. By meeting a rapid delivery schedule (16 month on ground delivery), which is made possible by an advanced production policy for the Spacebus-3000B2 platform, Alcatel Space has enabled Eutelsat to meet crucial back-up service requirements while expanding digital and multimedia services. In addition to the on-ground delivery of Atlantic Bird 2, Alcatel Space's prime contract with Eutelsat provides for the satellite's launch campaign, as well support for its operations and mission analysis.
In December 2011 Eutelsat announced, that their satellite assets will be renamed under a unified brand name effective from March 2012. This satellite became Eutelsat 8 West A. In 2015 it was moved to 12.5� West and named Eutelsat 12 West B.
It has been moved to a graveyard orbit above GEO in October 2020.
| Nation: | International |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Eutelsat |
| Contractors: | Alcatel Space |
| Equipment: | 26 Ku Band transponders |
| Configuration: | Spacebus-3000B2 |
| Propulsion: | S400 |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 12+ years |
| Mass: | 3600 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Bird 2 → Eutelsat 8 West A → Eutelsat 12 West B | 2001-042A | 25.09.2001 | Ko ELA-2 | Ariane-44P H10-3 |
| | Further Eutelsat missions: ECS / Eutelsat-1 F1, 2, 3, 4, 5 [ECS-Bus] Eutelsat-2 F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 [Spacebus-2000] Eutelsat 5 West A [Spacebus-3000B3] Eutelsat 5 West B [GeoStar-2] Eutelsat 7 West A [Eurostar-3000] Eutelsat 8 West A [Spacebus-3000B2] Eutelsat 8 West B [Spacebus-4000C] Eutelsat 8 West C [Spacebus-3000B3] Eutelsat 8 West D [DFH-3 Bus] Eutelsat 12 West A [Italsat-Bus] Eutelsat 12 West B [Spacebus-3000B2] Eutelsat 36 West A [Italsat-Bus] Eutelsat 65 West A [SSL-1300] Eutelsat 113 West A [SSL-1300] Eutelsat 115 West A [HS-601HP] Eutelsat 115 West B [BSS-702SP] Eutelsat 117 West A [SSL-1300] Eutelsat 117 West B [BSS-702SP] Eutelsat 133 West A [Spacebus-3000B3] Eutelsat 139 West A [Eurostar-3000S] Eutelsat 3A [DFH-3 Bus] Eutelsat 3B [Eurostar-3000] Eutelsat 3C [Eurostar-3000] Eutelsat 3D [Spacebus-4000C3] Eutelsat 4A [Eurostar-2000+] Eutelsat 4B [Eurostar-2000+] Eutelsat 7A [Eurostar-3000S] Eutelsat 7B [Spacebus-4000C3] Eutelsat 7C [SSL-1300] Eutelsat 9A [Spacebus-3000B3] Eutelsat 9B [Eurostar-3000] Eutelsat 10A [Spacebus-4000C4] Eutelsat 10B [Spacebus-Neo] Eutelsat 16A [Spacebus-4000C3] Eutelsat 16B [Eurostar-2000+] Eutelsat 16C [MSS-2500-GSO] Eutelsat 21A [Spacebus-3000B3] Eutelsat 21B [Spacebus-4000C3] Eutelsat 25A [Eurostar-2000+] Eutelsat 25B [SSL-1300] Eutelsat 25C [Spacebus-3000B3] Eutelsat 28A [Spacebus-3000B3] Eutelsat 28B [I-3K] Eutelsat 28E, 28F, 28G [Eurostar-3000] Eutelsat 31A [HS-376HP] Eutelsat 33A [HS-376HP] Eutelsat 33B [Spacebus-3000B3] Eutelsat 33C [Spacebus-3000B3] Eutelsat 33D [Spacebus-3000B3] Eutelsat 33E, 33F [Eurostar-3000] Eutelsat 36A [Spacebus-3000B3] Eutelsat 36B [Spacebus-4000C4] Eutelsat 36C [Eurostar-3000] Eutelsat 36D [Eurostar-Neo] Eutelsat 48A [Eurostar-2000+] Eutelsat 48B, 48D [I-3K] Eutelsat 48C [Spacebus-3000B3] Eutelsat 53A [Ekspress-2000] Eutelsat 59A [Italsat-Bus] Eutelsat 70A [Spacebus-3000B3] Eutelsat 70B [Eurostar-3000] Eutelsat 70C [Spacebus-3000B3] Eutelsat 70D [Spacebus-3000B3] Eutelsat 172A [Spacebus-4000C3] Eutelsat 172B [Eurostar-3000EOR] Eutelsat 174A [Spacebus-4000C3] Hotbird 13A [Spacebus-3000B3] Hotbird 13B, 13C, 13D [Eurostar-3000] Hotbird 13E [Spacebus-3000B3] Hotbird 13F, 13G [Eurostar-Neo] Eutelsat KA-SAT 9A [Eurostar-3000] Eutelsat Konnect [Spacebus-Neo] Eutelsat Konnect VHTS [Spacebus-Neo] Eutelsat Quantum [GMP-TL] Flexsat [Space-Inspire] ELO Alpha ELO 1 ELO 2 ELO 3, 4 | | 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