EUTELSAT W3B

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EUTELSAT W3B is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 37206

Int'l Code: 2010-056A

Perigee: 226.8 km

Apogee: 30,084.6 km

Inclination: 2.2 °

Period: 523.9 minutes

Semi major axis: 21526 km

RCS: 14.159 m² (large)

Launch date: October 28, 2010
Source: European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTE)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

W3B was destined for geosynchronous orbit at 16 degrees east longitude, a prime location to broadcast television and video programming to Central Europe. Eutelsat W3B has been abandoned due to a major propellant leak.

1 37206U 10056A   25199.41339101  .00011248  00000-0  12031-2 0  9993
2 37206   2.1711 229.4241 6935075  70.1628 348.5255  2.74876320132912

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC