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Designator id: 1999-018A

Description of EUTELSAT W6(EUTELSAT Satellite:

EUTELSAT's four W satellites were designed to be able to deliver a full range of telecommunications and television services from orbital positions at 7, 10, 16 and 36 degrees E. W3 was positioned at 7 degrees E. W1, W2 and W3 shared basic characteristics which included 24 transponders, a fixed Widebeam over Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, steerable Spotbeams and a choice of 36 MHz and 72 MHz bandwidths. They were backed up by an on-ground space called RESSAT.

Technical data:
Launch Date: 1999-04-12
Launch Vehicle: Atlas 2AS
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Mass: 1680.0 kg

Funding Agencies:
European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (International)

Disciplines:
Communications

Source: Nasa

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

1 25673U 99018A   12338.17417300  .00000141  00000-0  10000-3 0  4872
2 25673 000.0720 086.6163 0004469 152.4107 277.7100 01.00275322 50019

Last TLE update on :2012-12-03

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