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Eutelsat 59A
Decommissioned European communications satellite. Eutelsat 59A was launched on August 28, 2002 aboard a Ariane 5G from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Mar 1, 2012).
COSPAR 2002-040ANORAD 27508France
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Atlantic Bird 1
- Common name
- Eutelsat 59A
- International designator
- 2002-040A
- NORAD catalog number
- 27508
- GCAT identifier
- S27508
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/445
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Eutelsat Bird
- Owner
- EutelsatSA
- Country
- France
- Builder
- Alenia Spazio
- Platform (bus)
- Italsat 3000
Launch
- Date
- August 28, 2002 · 22:45 UTC
- Launch record
- 2002-040Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5G
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,776 km
- Apogee
- 35,795 km
- Inclination
- 0.06°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- March 1, 2012
- Last known active
- October 2018
- End of operations
- Oct 30, 2018
Size
- Mass
- 2,700 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,550 kg
- Length
- 2.8 m
- Diameter
- 2.10 m
- Span
- 19.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q448674 (CC0).