Eutelsat 33B

Failed Eutelsat geostationary communications satellite. Eutelsat 33B was launched on November 20, 2002 aboard a Delta 4M+(4,2) from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Mar 1, 2012).

COSPAR 2002-051ANORAD 27554France

Identity

Name in GCAT: Eutelsat W5
Common name: Eutelsat 33B
International designator: 2002-051A
NORAD catalog number: 27554
GCAT identifier: S27554
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/445

Mission

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

Launch

Date: November 20, 2002 · 22:39 UTC
Launch record: 2002-051Success
Rocket: Delta 4M+(4,2)
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC37B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,783 km
Apogee: 35,796 km
Inclination: 0.11°
Status: Renamed
Status date: March 1, 2012
Last known active: Oct 15, 2015
End of operations: Oct 15, 2015

Size

Mass: 3,170 kg
Dry mass: 1,285 kg
Length: 4.6 m
Diameter: 2.50 m
Span: 29.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q592653 (CC0).