Eutelsat 16C

Communications satellite. Eutelsat 16C was launched on April 17, 2000 aboard a Proton-K/DM-2M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 2, 2001).

COSPAR 2000-019ANORAD 26243EUTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: Sesat
Common name: Eutelsat 16C
Payload designation: SESAT
International designator: 2000-019A
NORAD catalog number: 26243
GCAT identifier: S26243
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/445

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: Ekspress A
Owner: Eutelsat
Country: EUTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder: NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus): MSS-2500-01GSO

Launch

Date: April 17, 2000 · 21:06 UTC
Launch record: 2000-019Success
Rocket: Proton-K/DM-2M
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC200/39

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,781 km
Apogee: 35,792 km
Inclination: 0.04°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 2, 2001
Last known active: January 2018
End of operations: Feb 8, 2018

Size

Mass: 2,600 kg
Dry mass: 2,400 kg
Length: 6.1 m
Diameter: 3.60 m
Span: 27.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q639218 (CC0).