SATCAT no. 33459 Launch mass 4,880 kg Rocket Ariane 5 Mission type Communications satellite | COSPAR ID 2008-065A Mission duration 15 years Launch mass 4,880 kg Launch date 20 December 2008 Manufacturer Astrium | |
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Names Hot Bird 9 (2008-12)Hot Bird 13C (2012—) Similar Hotbird 13E, Eutelsat 8 West C, Eutelsat 10A, Eutelsat 33E, Eutelsat 8 West B | ||
Hot Bird 13C, formerly Hot Bird 9, is a communications satellite operated by Eutelsat, launched 20 December 2008 aboard an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket along with the Eutelsat W2M spacecraft. It was built by EADS Astrium, based on a Eurostar E3000 satellite bus. It was positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 13°E. After in-orbit testing it will provide communications services to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, with 64 NATO J-band (IEEE Ku band) transponders.
The satellite has a mass of 4,880 kilograms, and an expected service life of 15 years. It is identical to the Hot Bird 8 and Hot Bird 10 satellites.
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