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Eutelsat 133 West A
Decommissioned Eutelsat geostationary communications satellite. Eutelsat 133 West A was launched on March 8, 2001 aboard a Ariane 5G from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 2, 2001).
COSPAR 2001-011ANORAD 26719EUTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Eurobird 1
- Common name
- Eutelsat 133 West A
- Payload designation
- Eurobird
- International designator
- 2001-011A
- NORAD catalog number
- 26719
- GCAT identifier
- S26719
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/402
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Eutelsat Bird
- Owner
- Eutelsat
- Country
- EUTELSAT (intergovernmental)
- Builder
- Alcatel Space, Centre spatiale de Cannes-Mandelieu
- Platform (bus)
- Spacebus 3000B2
Launch
- Date
- March 8, 2001 · 22:51 UTC
- Launch record
- 2001-011Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5G
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,757 km
- Apogee
- 35,814 km
- Inclination
- 0.03°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- July 2, 2001
- Last known active
- Jun 11, 2023
- End of operations
- Jun 15, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 3,050 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,300 kg
- Length
- 3.5 m
- Diameter
- 2.30 m
- Span
- 29.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1378814 (CC0).