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Eutelsat II F2
Decommissioned Eutelsat communications satellite. Eutelsat II F2 was launched on January 15, 1991 aboard a Ariane 44L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 2, 2001).
COSPAR 1991-003BNORAD 21056EUTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Eutelsat II F-2
- Common name
- Eutelsat II F2
- International designator
- 1991-003B
- NORAD catalog number
- 21056
- GCAT identifier
- S21056
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/239
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Eutelsat II
- Owner
- Eutelsat
- Country
- EUTELSAT (intergovernmental)
- Builder
- Aerospatiale-Cannes
- Platform (bus)
- Spacebus 2000
Launch
- Date
- January 15, 1991 · 23:10 UTC
- Launch record
- 1991-003Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,773 km
- Apogee
- 35,796 km
- Inclination
- 0.06°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- July 2, 2001
- Last known active
- Dec 26, 2005
- End of operations
- Dec 26, 2005
Size
- Mass
- 1,878 kg
- Dry mass
- 923 kg
- Length
- 2.7 m
- Diameter
- 1.30 m
- Span
- 22.4 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1378833 (CC0).