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Eutelsat 172B
Communications satellite operated by Eutelsat. Eutelsat 172B was launched on June 1, 2017 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
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Identity
- Name in GCAT
- EUTELSAT 172B
- Common name
- Eutelsat 172B
- International designator
- 2017-029B
- NORAD catalog number
- 42741
- GCAT identifier
- S42741
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/844
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Eutelsat New
- Owner
- EutelsatSA
- Country
- France
- Builder
- Airbus Defense and Space (F) Toulouse
- Platform (bus)
- Eurostar 3000e
Launch
- Date
- June 1, 2017 · 23:45 UTC
- Launch record
- 2017-029Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5ECA
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- MEO
- Perigee
- 11,202 km
- Apogee
- 44,997 km
- Inclination
- 2.32°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 25, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 3,551 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,951 kg
- Length
- 5.4 m
- Diameter
- 3.00 m
- Span
- 39.3 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18476542 (CC0).