Hot Bird 13D

Eutelsat Hot Bird 13D (formerly Eutelsat 3C, Hotbird 10 and Atlantic Bird 4A) is a commercial geostationary communications satellite of Eutelsat.

The satellite is identical to Hotbird 8 (now Eutelsat Hotbird 13B), which was launched in August 2006, and Hotbird 9 (now Eutelsat Hot Bird 13C), which was launched in December 2008. The award of the contract to EADS Astrium in October 2006.

The satellite was launched by Eutelsat Hotbird than 10 on 11 February 2009 at 22:09 UTC with a booster rocket, an Ariane 5 rocket launch site from the Guiana Space Centre (along with NSS -9, A SPIRAL and SPIRAL B ) into a geostationary transfer orbit. Under the name Atlantic Bird 4A it was first positioned at 7 degrees West, until he became detached from Atlantic Bird 7. He was then renamed Eutelsat 3C and positioned next to Eutelsat 3A to 3 ° Ost03. On 19 and 20 June 2013, Eutelsat took over the tasks of 3D Eutelsat 3C at 13 degrees East which was moved to the Hotbird position and there on July 4, Eutelsat Hot Bird 13A replaced, extending to Eutelsat 8 West A, Eutelsat 7 West A, Nilesat 102 and Nilesat 201 is joined on 7 and 8 ° West.

Eutelsat 3C supplied Europe, North Africa and the Middle East with digital TV and radio programs in the direct satellite reception.

Reception

With the arrival at 13 degrees East, the footprint of the other three Hotbird satellite was adjusted there. Most Hotbird viewers will thus not tell the difference.

At 3 ° East, the satellite had an Eastern and a Western footprint, however, only slightly differed. Both can be received in the German-speaking countries with little effort, but heavier than now at 13 degrees East. The West footprint ( 10950-11200 MHz horizontal) is used only for feed, while the eastern footprint ( 11450-11700 and 12500-12750 MHz) next to it also radiates regular programs, usually from the Middle East and North Africa.