EUTE HOT BIRD 13B (HB 8)

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EUTE HOT BIRD 13B (HB 8) is classified as:

Geostationary
TV

NORAD ID: 29270

Int'l Code: 2006-032A

Perigee: 35,779.1 km

Apogee: 35,809.4 km

Inclination: 1.3 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: 12.5893 m² (large)

Launch date: August 4, 2006
Source: European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTE)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

HOT BIRD 8 is a European (EUTELSAT) geostationary satellite. The 4.9-ton (with fuel), 14-kW satellite carries 64 Ku-band transponders to provide radio and television coverage through 950 digital channels to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East after parking over 13° E longitude, replacing HOT BIRD 3.

1 29270U 06032A   26024.87405817  .00000170  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 29270   1.2902  83.9653 0003588 219.9421 168.0015  1.00270036 45876

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC