Eutelsat 12 West B

Decommissioned Eutelsat geostationary communications satellite. Eutelsat 12 West B was launched on September 25, 2001 aboard a Ariane 44P from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Mar 1, 2012).

COSPAR 2001-042ANORAD 26927France

Identity

Name in GCAT: Atlantic Bird 2
Common name: Eutelsat 12 West B
International designator: 2001-042A
NORAD catalog number: 26927
GCAT identifier: S26927
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/406

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Eutelsat Bird
Owner: EutelsatSA
Country: France
Builder: Alcatel Space, Centre spatiale de Cannes-Mandelieu
Platform (bus): Spacebus 3000B2

Launch

Date: September 25, 2001 · 23:21 UTC
Launch record: 2001-042Success
Rocket: Ariane 44P
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,767 km
Apogee: 35,805 km
Inclination: 0.03°
Status: Renamed
Status date: March 1, 2012
Last known active: Oct 6, 2020
End of operations: Oct 6, 2020

Size

Mass: 3,150 kg
Dry mass: 1,368 kg
Length: 3.4 m
Diameter: 4.70 m
Span: 29.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q249956 (CC0).