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Eutelsat 8 West B
Eutelsat communications satellite. Eutelsat 8 West B was launched on August 20, 2015 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
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Identity
- Name in GCAT
- EUTELSAT 8 WEST B
- Common name
- Eutelsat 8 West B
- International designator
- 2015-039B
- NORAD catalog number
- 40875
- GCAT identifier
- S40875
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/797
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Eutelsat New
- Owner
- EutelsatSA
- Country
- France
- Builder
- Thales Alenia Space
- Platform (bus)
- Spacebus 4000C4
Launch
- Date
- August 20, 2015 · 20:34 UTC
- Launch record
- 2015-039Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5ECA
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,772 km
- Apogee
- 35,799 km
- Inclination
- 0.05°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 23, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 5,782 kg
- Dry mass
- 3,000 kg
- Length
- 5.5 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 37.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18476556 (CC0).