Names | Hot Bird 8 (2006–2012) Hot Bird 13B (2012–2023) Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Eutelsat |
COSPAR ID | 2006-032A |
SATCAT no. | 29270 |
Website | www |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Hot Bird 8 |
Spacecraft type | Eurostar (satellite bus) |
Bus | Eurostar-3000 |
Manufacturer | EADS Astrium |
Launch mass | 4,875 kg (10,748 lb) |
Power | 14 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 4 August 2006, 21:48:00 UTC |
Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
Entered service | October 2006 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 13° East |
Transponders | |
Band | 64 Ku-band |
Coverage area | Europe, North Africa, Middle East |
Hot Bird 13B, known as Hot Bird 8 prior to 2012, is a geostationary communications satellite. Operated by Eutelsat, it provides direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting services from geostationary orbit as part of Eutelsat's Hot Bird constellation at a longitude of 13° East.