Eutelsat 70B

Eutelsat 70B (former name: Eutelsat W5A ) is a commercial communications satellite of the European Eutelsat company, with headquarters in Paris.

He was taken on December 3, 2012 at 20:43:59 UTC with a Zenit- 3SL rocket from the Sea Launch platform Odyssey into geostationary orbit.

The three -axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 48 Ku- band transponders and will provide from the position of 70.5 degrees East, Europe, Africa, Central and Southeast Asia with a range of telecommunications services such as government services, broadband Internet, GSM connectivity, and video transmissions. It was built on the basis of the satellite bus euro E3000 the company Astrium and has a design life of more than 15 years.

International Designator Zenit (rocket family) Eutelsat 8 West C Eutelsat 3D KA-SAT Hot Bird 13B Hot Bird 13C Eutelsat 16C Eutelsat 21B Afghansat 1 Eutelsat 36A Eutelsat 36B Eutelsat 25C Ekspress AM22 Telstar 12
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