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Encyclopedia > Eutelsat

Eutelsat S.A. is a French-based satellite provider. Providing coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, it is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... U.S. military MILSTAR communications satellite A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purposes of telecommunications using radio at microwave frequencies. ...


Eutelsat’s satellites are used for broadcasting over 2,100 television and 970 radio stations to more than 120 million cable and satellite homes. They also serve requirements for TV contribution services, corporate networks, mobile positioning and communications, Internet backbone connectivity and broadband access for terrestrial, maritime and in-flight applications. Eutelsat is headquartered in Paris. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région ÃŽle-de-France Département Paris (75) Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delanoë  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land...


Its main craft have traditionally operated from 4 positions, each separated by three degrees of the Clarke belt - 7, 10, 13 and 16°E; although more positions are now operated. A geosynchronous orbit is a geocentric orbit that has the same orbital period as the sidereal rotation period of the Earth. ...

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Satellites

Eutelsat commercialises capacity on 24 satellites located in geosynchronous orbit between 15 degrees West and 70.5 degrees East.

Satellite Location Regions served Launch
Hot Bird 2 13° East Europe, North Africa, Middle East Nov. 1996
Hot Bird 3/Eurobird 10 10° East

Europe, North Africa, Middle East Hot Bird or Hotbird is the common name of a family of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator (orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. ... Hot Bird or Hotbird is the common name of a family of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator (orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. ...

Sept. 1997
Hot Bird 6 13° East Europe, North Africa, Middle East Aug. 2002
Hot Bird 7A 13° East Europe, North Africa, Middle East March 2006
Hot Bird 8 13° East Europe, North Africa, Middle East Aug. 2006
Eurobird 1 28.5° East Europe March 2001
Eurobird 2 25.5° East Europe, North Africa, Middle East Oct. 1998
Eurobird 3 33° East Europe Sept. 2003
W1 10° East Europe, Middle East, Africa Sept. 2000
W2 16° East Europe, Middle East, Africa Oct. 1998
W3A 7° East Europe, Middle East, Africa March 2004
W4 36° East Africa, Russia May 2000
W5 70.5° East Europe, Middle East, Asia, Australia Nov. 2002
W6 21.5° East Europe, Middle East, Africa Apr. 1999
SESAT 1 36° East Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Asia Apr. 2000
Atlantic Bird 1 12.5° West Europe, Middle East, Americas Aug. 2002
Atlantic Bird 2 8° West Europe, Middle East, Americas Sept. 2001
Atlantic Bird 3 5° West Europe, Americas, Africa Jul. 2002
Atlantic Bird 4 7° West Europe, North Africa, Middle East Feb. 1998


Hot Bird or Hotbird is the common name of a family of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator (orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. ... Hot Bird or Hotbird is the common name of a family of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator (orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. ... Hot Bird or Hotbird is the common name of a family of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator (orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. ... Eurobird 1 is a Eutelsat operated satellite, used for digital television. ... Eurobird is a Eutelsat operated satellite, used for digital television. ... Owned by Eutelsat the EUROBIRD™ 3 satellite offers capacity for broadband and broadcast services in Europe. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... In Egyptian mythology, Seshat (The Female Scribe) was a goddess of writing, science, literature, history, libraries, architecture and mathematics, and the consort of Thoth. ... Atlantic Bird is the name for a set of satellites operated by Eutelsat operating over the Atlantic Ocean. ... Atlantic Bird is the name for a set of satellites operated by Eutelsat operating over the Atlantic Ocean. ... Atlantic Bird is the name for a set of satellites operated by Eutelsat operating over the Atlantic Ocean. ... Atlantic Bird is the name for a set of satellites operated by Eutelsat operating over the Atlantic Ocean. ...

Planned future satellites

W2M 10° East Europe, Africa, Middle East 2008
W2A 16° East Europe, Africa, Middle East 2009
Hot Bird 9 13° East Europe, Africa, Middle East 2008
Hot Bird 10 13° East Europe, Africa, Middle East 2009


The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... Hot Bird or Hotbird is the common name of a family of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator (orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. ... Hot Bird or Hotbird is the common name of a family of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator (orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. ...

Rented capacity

Telecom 2D 8° West Europe Aug. 1996
Telstar 12 15° West Europe, Americas Oct. 1999
Express A3 11° West Europe, North Africa, Middle East Jun. 2000
Express AM22 53° East Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Asia Dec. 2003

Former satellites

Satellite Primary position Comments
1F1 13°E Launched 1983, inclined 1989, retired 1996
1F2 7°E Launched 1984, inclined 1990, retired 1993
1F4 13°/7°E Launched 1987, inclined 1993, retired 2002
1F5 10°E Launched 1988, inclined 1994, de-orbited 2000
2F1 13°E Launched 1990, inclined 1999, retired 2003
2F2 10°E Launched 1991, inclined 2000, retired 2005
2F3 16°E Launched 1991, inclined 2000, retired 2004
2F4 7°E Launched 1992, inclined 2001, retired 2003
Hot Bird 1 13°E Launched 1995, retired 2006

Hot Bird or Hotbird is the common name of a family of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator (orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. ...

Services

Video Applications Professional Data Networks Broadband Services
Direct broadcasting of TV and radio Private networks IP backbone connectivity
Cable distribution Data broadcasting Virtual Private Networks
Satellite newsgathering Business TV, videoconferencing Broadband access on ground, at sea, in-flight
Programme exchanges Mobile services (messaging, positioning) Multicasting and IP content distribution

History

The European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (Eutelsat) was originally set up in 1977 as an intergovernmental organisation (IGO) to develop and operate a satellite-based telecommunications infrastructure for Europe. It started operations with the launch of its first satellite in 1983. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...


Initially established to address satellite communications demand in Western Europe, Eutelsat rapidly developed its infrastructure to expand coverage to additional markets, such as Central and Eastern Europe in 1989, and the Middle East, the African continent, and large parts of Asia and the Americas from the 1990s.


Eutelsat was the first satellite operator in Europe to broadcast television channels direct-to-home. It developed its premium neighbourhood of five Hot Bird satellites in the mid-1990s to offer capacity that would be able to attract hundreds of channels to the same orbital location, appealing to widespread audiences for consumer satellite TV. Hot Bird or Hotbird is the common name of a family of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator (orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. ...


With the general liberalisation of the telecommunications sector in Europe, the IGO’s operations and activities were transferred to a private company called Eutelsat S.A. in July 2001.


In April 2005, the principal shareholders of Eutelsat S.A. grouped their investment in a new entity (Eutelsat Communications), which is now the holding company of the Group owning 95.2% of Eutelsat S.A. on October 6th, 2005.


External links

  • http://www.eutelsat.com
  • Satellite Glossary

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