Eutelsat unifies satellite names

French satellite provider Eutelsat has unified the names of its satellites under the Eutelsat brand name. The company’s satellites will now take the company brand name followed by the relevant figure for their orbital position and a letter highlighting their order of arrival at that position. Under the new naming convention satellite W6 at 21.5-degrees East is now called EUTELSAT 21A, and the future W6A satellite becomes EUTELSAT 21B. To ensure clarity satellites at Eutelsat’s four West positions include West in their name. For example Atlantic Bird 2 has become EUTELSAT 8 West A. More

(Source: DigitalProductionME.com - Mar 12)