Spacetrack Directory Name | EUTELSAT 12 WEST B |
Alternative name | ATLANTIC BIRD 2, EUTELSAT 8 WEST A |
Orbit launches | 2001-09-25 |
Country/organisation of origin | European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT) (EUTE) |
Starting point | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
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Perigee | 36253 km |
Apogee | 36313 km |
European Organisation of Telecommunications by Satellite S.A. (EUTELSAT) is a European satellite operator. Providing coverage over the entire European continent, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas, it is the world's third largest satellite operator in terms of revenues.Eutelsat's satellites are used for broadcasting nearly 7,000 television stations, of which 1,400 are in HD, and 1,100 radio stations to over 274 million cable and satellite homes. They also serve requirements for TV contribution services, corporate networks, mobile communications, Internet backbone connectivity and broadband access for terrestrial, maritime and in-flight applications. Eutelsat is headquartered in Paris. Eutelsat Communications Chief Executive Officer is currently Rodolphe Belmer.In October 2017, Eutelsat acquired NOORSAT, one of the leading satellite service providers in the Middle East, from Bahrain's Orbit Holding Group. NOORSAT is the premier distributor of Eutelsat capacity in the Middle East, serving blue-chip customers and providing services for over 300 TV channels almost exclusively from Eutelsat's market-leading Middle East and North Africa neighbourhoods at 7/8° West and 25.5° East.
satellite EUTELSAT 12 WEST B Date of exalting 25.09.2001y.