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Eutelsat 21B
Eutelsat communications satellite. Eutelsat 21B was launched on November 10, 2012 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
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Identity
- Name in GCAT
- EUTELSAT 21B
- Common name
- Eutelsat 21B
- International designator
- 2012-062B
- NORAD catalog number
- 38992
- GCAT identifier
- S38992
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/665
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Eutelsat New
- Owner
- EutelsatSA
- Country
- France
- Builder
- Thales Alenia Space
- Platform (bus)
- Spacebus 4000C3
Launch
- Date
- November 10, 2012 · 21:05 UTC
- Launch record
- 2012-062Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5ECA
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/D
- Perigee
- 35,647 km
- Apogee
- 35,768 km
- Inclination
- 0.03°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 10, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 5,012 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,060 kg
- Length
- 5.1 m
- Diameter
- 2.20 m
- Span
- 37.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q207740 (CC0).