Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Hot Bird 13C
Hot Bird 13C, formerly Hot Bird 9, is a communications satellite operated by Eutelsat. 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 an expected service life of 15 years. It is identical to the Hot Bird 8 and Hot Bird 10 satellites.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,880.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Eutelsat W2M
Afghansat 1, formerly named Eutelsat W2M, Eutelsat 48B, and Eutelsat 28B is a telecommunications satellite operated by Afghanistan's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,460.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
2008
67th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
174th mission
6th mission of 2008
167th successful mission
30th consecutive successful mission
Ariane 5
42nd mission
6th mission of 2008
38th successful mission
28th consecutive successful mission