Eutelsat II F3

Decommissioned Eutelsat communications satellite. Eutelsat II F3 was launched on December 7, 1991 aboard a Atlas II from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 2, 2001).

COSPAR 1991-083ANORAD 21803EUTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: Eutelsat II F-3
Common name: Eutelsat II F3
International designator: 1991-083A
NORAD catalog number: 21803
GCAT identifier: S21803
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/249

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: Eutelsat II
Owner: Eutelsat
Country: EUTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder: Aerospatiale-Cannes
Platform (bus): Spacebus 2000

Launch

Date: December 7, 1991 · 22:47 UTC
Launch record: 1991-083Success
Rocket: Atlas II
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,782 km
Apogee: 35,789 km
Inclination: 0.03°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 2, 2001
Last known active: December 2003
End of operations: December 2003

Size

Mass: 1,878 kg
Dry mass: 921 kg
Length: 2.2 m
Diameter: 1.60 m
Span: 22.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16061302 (CC0).