HOT BIRD 5, EUROBIRD 2 - Norad ID: 25495
| Spacetrack Directory Name | EUTELSAT 4B |
| Alternative name | HOT BIRD 5, EUROBIRD 2 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT) (EUTE) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Perigee | 36255 km |
| Apogee | 36352 km |
EUTE 25A (HB 5), 25495 is a payload satellite owned by Eutelsat (FR) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 09 Oct 1998 UTC via an ATLAS IIA launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite EUTELSAT 4B Date of exalting 09.10.1998y.