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Hotbird 13F

Communications satellite. Hotbird 13F was launched on October 15, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2022-134ANORAD 54048France

Identity

Name in GCAT
EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13F
Common name
Hotbird 13F
Payload designation
HotBird 13F
International designator
2022-134A
NORAD catalog number
54048
GCAT identifier
S54048
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1113

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Eutelsat HB
Country
France
Builder
Airbus Defense and Space (F) Toulouse
Platform (bus)
Eurostar NEO

Launch

Date
October 15, 2022 · 05:22 UTC
Launch record
2022-134Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
HEO
Perigee
3,363 km
Apogee
63,252 km
Inclination
17.35°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Mar 7, 2023

Size

Mass
4,476 kg
Dry mass
4,200 kg
Length
7.0 m
Diameter
3.00 m
Span
40.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q97377334 (CC0).