Eutelsat 70D

Decommissioned geostationary communications satellite. Eutelsat 70D was launched on August 21, 2002 aboard a Atlas V 401 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Mar 1, 2012).

COSPAR 2002-038ANORAD 27499France

Identity

Name in GCAT: Hot Bird 6
Common name: Eutelsat 70D
Payload designation: Eutelsat HB6
International designator: 2002-038A
NORAD catalog number: 27499
GCAT identifier: S27499
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/445

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Eutelsat HB
Owner: EutelsatSA
Country: France
Builder: Alcatel Space, Centre spatiale de Cannes-Mandelieu
Platform (bus): Spacebus 3000B3

Launch

Date: August 21, 2002 · 22:05 UTC
Launch record: 2002-038Success
Rocket: Atlas V 401
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,734 km
Apogee: 35,836 km
Inclination: 0.04°
Status: Renamed
Status date: March 1, 2012
Last known active: August 2006
End of operations: Aug 7, 2016

Size

Mass: 3,905 kg
Dry mass: 1,500 kg
Length: 5.5 m
Diameter: 2.50 m
Span: 37.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1378846 (CC0).