Hot Bird 13C

Communications satellite

Hot Bird 13C
Spacecraft properties
Names	Hot Bird 9 (2008–2012) Hot Bird 13C (2012–present)

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Eutelsat
COSPAR ID	2008-065A
SATCAT no.	33459
Mission duration	15 years


Manufacturer	EADS Astrium
Launch mass	4,880 kilograms (10,760 lb)


Start of mission
Launch date	20 December 2008, 22:35:14 (2008-12-20UTC22:35:14Z) UTC
Rocket	Ariane 5ECA
Launch site	Kourou ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary

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.^[1] 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 Asia, Europe, Americas, North Africa and the Middle East, with 64 NATO J-band (IEEE K_u 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.

References

Krebs, Gunter. "Hot Bird 8, 9, 10". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
"HOT BIRD-9 Gets Top Berth Position". Satnews Daily. 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

^ "Two Eutelsat satellites are orbited by Arianespace on Ariane 5's 28th consecutive mission success". Arianespace. 2008-12-20.

External links

Hot Bird 13C at the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization official website.
Hot Bird 13C frequency chart on LyngSat
Hot Bird 13C Ku-band Europe Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
Location: 0°0′N 13°00′E / 0.000°N 13.000°E / 0.000; 13.000

Eutelsat satellites

Post-2012 designations

East	3B 7A 7B 9B 10A 16A 16C 21B 25B 31A 33B 33C 33E 36A 36B 36C 48A 48D 70B 70C 172A 172B
West	5WA 5WB 7WA 8WB 12WB 36WA 65WA 113WA 115WB 117WA 117WB
Hot Bird	13B 13C 13E 13F 13G
Other	KA-SAT SESAT-2 Telstar 12

Pre-2012 designations

Main brand

Eutelsat I	ECS-1 ECS-2 ECS-3 ECS-4 ECS-5
Eutelsat II	F-1 F-2 F-3 F-4 F-5
W series	W1 W2 W2A W2M W3 W3A W3B W3C W3D W4 W5 W5A W6 W6A W7 W48 W75

Hot Bird

Atlantic Bird

Eurobird

Other

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