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Eutelsat W4
Eutelsat W4 was launched on the maiden flight of the Atlas III carrier
Operator Eutelsat rocket, which used the Atlas IIIA configuration. The
launch was contracted by International Launch Services,
Major contractors Alcatel Space
ILS (LSP) and occurred on 24 May 2000, at 23:10 GMT from Space
Launch Complex 36B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Sta-
Bus Spacebus-3000B2 tion.
Mission type Communication Following its launch and on-orbit testing, it was
placed in geostationary orbit at 36° East, from where it
Launch date 24 May 2000 provides communications services to Russia and Africa. It
Carrier rocket Atlas IIIA carries thirty one transponders, and has an expected on-
orbit lifespan of 12 years.
Launch site CCAFS SLC-36B
Mission duration 12 years
References
COSPAR ID 2000-028A
• Krebs, Gunter. "Eutelsat W4". Gunter’s Space Page.
Mass 3,190 kilograms (7,000 lb) http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/eutelsat-
w4.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
Orbital elements
• "Eutelsat W4". Lyngsat. http://www.lyngsat.com/
Regime Geostationary tracker/ew4.html. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
Longitude 36° East • McDowell, Jonathan (2000-05-29). "Issue 427".
Jonathan’s Space Report. http://planet4589.org/
Eutelsat W4 is a French communications satellite which space/jsr/back/news.427. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
is operated by Eutelsat. It was constructed by Alcatel
Space is based on the Spacebus-3000B2 satellite bus. It
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Categories:
• Communications satellites in geostationary orbit
• Spacebus satellites
• 2000 in spaceflight
• Communications satellite stubs
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