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. For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). ... Eutelsat S.A. is a French-based satellite provider. ... In astronomy, a celestial coordinate system is a coordinate system for mapping positions in the sky. ... World map showing the equator in red In tourist areas, the equator is often marked on the sides of roads The equator marked as it crosses Ilhéu das Rolas, in São Tomé and Príncipe. ... An orbital spaceflight (or orbital flight) in the general sense is a spaceflight where the trajectory of a spacecraft reaches the height of, and through having an appropriate velocity enters into, orbit around an astronomical body. ... An example of an elliptical footprint with a receipt area of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

Both digital and analogue radio and television channels are transmitted by the Hotbird constellation, both free-to-air and encrypted. In addition there are a few interactive and IP services. The satellites currently at 13°E are numbered 6, 7A & 8. Hot Bird 9 has been announced, with a planned launch in Q4 2008, with Hot Bird 10 following in 2009. For other uses, see Digital (disambiguation). ... An analog or analogue signal is any time continuous signal where some time varying feature of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity. ... A group of electronic satellites working in concert is known as a satellite constellation. ... Free-to-air is a phrase used to describe television and radio broadcasts which are available without subscription and without decryption (pay-TV). ... This article is about algorithms for encryption and decryption. ... There are several conceptual views of interactivity, the most general being the contingency view. ... The Internet Protocol (IP) is a data-oriented protocol used for communicating data across a packet-switched internetwork. ...

The 13°E slot predates the launch of Hot Bird 1 in 1995, with Eutelsat 1F1 having been located there as early as 1983, and Eutelsat 2F1 having also served time at the location.

Hot Bird 2 is no longer in this position; it was re-located to 9°E and renamed Eurobird 9. Two transponders are leased to TV Tel, a new portuguese DTH operator. HOT BIRD 2 satellite were transferred in the night of March. 14. 2007 to HOT BIRD 8. TVTEL (TVTEL Comunicações, S.A.) is a Portuguese digital satellite and cable pay television service provider. ...

Hot Bird 3 was removed from service in October 2006 and was intended to be moved to 10°E to become Eurobird 10. During the drift from 13°E to 10°E, the satellite suffered loss of power from one solar array. It is still moving to 10°E, but will operate at a reduced capacity. October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ...

Hot Bird 4 was also removed, to 7°W in July 2006, becoming Atlantic Bird 4/Nilesat 103 Atlantic Bird is the name for a set of satellites operated by Eutelsat operating over the Atlantic Ocean. ... Nilesat is an Egyptian company, and the name of a series of Egyptian communications satellites. ...

Hot Bird 5 is no longer in this position; it was re-located to 26°E and renamed Eurobird 2. Six transponders are leased to Arabsat under the name Badr 3, after having been called Arabsat 2D. Arabsat is a satellite built by Aerospatiale. ...

Hot Bird 7 was lost in December 2002 during the Ariane 5 ECA launch. Its replacement, Hotbird 7A (a Spacebus 3000B3) was successfully launched on 11 March 2006. With 38 K_u band transponders, this new satellite will replace Hotbird 1, a Spacebus 2000, which has reached end-of-life and Hotbird 4, which is redeployed to 7°W. Also see: 2002 (number). ... Ariane 5 mock-up Ariane 5 is a European expendable launch system designed to deliver satellites into geostationary transfer orbit and to send payloads to Low Earth orbit. ... Spacebusâ„¢ [1] is the name given to a family of geostationary telecommunications satellites developed starting in the 1980’s by Aerospatiale now Thales Alenia Space, in its Space Centre in Cannes Mandelieu. ... is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ku band (kay-yoo kurz-under band) is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies ranging from 11 to 18 GHz. ... In telecommunication, the term transponder (sometimes abbreviated to XPDR or TPDR) has the following meanings: An automatic device that receives, amplifies, and retransmits a signal on a different frequency. ... Spacebusâ„¢ [1] is the name given to a family of geostationary telecommunications satellites developed starting in the 1980’s by Aerospatiale now Thales Alenia Space, in its Space Centre in Cannes Mandelieu. ...

Broadcast services

(Note this is Not a complete list)

• ABSAT
• ART
• Australia Network
• BBC World
• Bostel
• BVN
• Channel NewsAsia
• CNBC
• Cyfra+
• Cyfrowy Polsat
• Discovery Channel
• ESA Television
• EuroNews
• Eurosport
• IRIB
• Suroyo TV
• CyBC
• JSTV
• JCTV
• Mediaset's Canale 5, Italia 1, Rete 4
• MTV
• N
• Nova
• OBN
• PTV Prime
• RAI's Rai Uno, Rai Due, Rai Tre, Rai Sport, RaiSat
• RTL 2 and 7
• Sky Italia
• Samacom
• SVT Europa
• TBN
• Telespazio
• TV5
• TVE
• TPS
• SEEMORE
• RTV SLO

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External links

• International Launch Services' HOT BIRD 8 Launch Team Blog
• Channel listings on SatcoDX
• Channel listings on Lyngsat
• Channel listings on ToponTV
• Channel Guide on EuroTVGuide
• Location: 0°0′N, 13°00′E