Eutelsat 28A

Eutelsat 28A (original name Eutelsat W1R, then Euro Bird 1 ) is a television satellite of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization ( Eutelsat ), headquartered in Paris. March 1, 2012 Eutelsat has unified the names of its satellites around the brand name.

He was promoted from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana into space in 2001.

About Eutelsat 28A are predominantly English-language programs to receive, for example, BSkyB. It is equipped with 20 transponders, covering western and central Europe from. The westernmost point of the Canary Islands.

Reception

The satellite can be received in Europe and the Middle East.

The transmission is in the Ku- band.