EUTELSAT W3B

37206
Spacetrack Directory Number
2010-10-28
Orbit launches


Satellite information EUTELSAT W3B

Spacetrack Directory Name EUTELSAT W3B
Orbit launches 2010-10-28
Country/organisation of origin European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT) (EUTE)
Starting point FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana)
Categories
Perigee 276 km
Apogee 32715 km

Additional information EUTELSAT W3B

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 W3B Date of exalting 28.10.2010y.


Update time: 2023-04-19 00:54:05
EUTELSAT W3B a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 2010-10-28