EUTELSAT W3B

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EUTELSAT W3B is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 37206

Int'l Code: 2010-056A

Perigee: 285.6 km

Apogee: 32,496.4 km

Inclination: 2.1 °

Period: 569.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 22762 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   22016.99622955  .00001404  00000-0  54628-3 0  9995
2 37206   2.1219 138.0173 7075562 250.6092  24.7322  2.52805711 99261

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC