EUTELSAT W3B

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EUTELSAT W3B is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 37206

Int'l Code: 2010-056A

Perigee: 230.0 km

Apogee: 31,157.8 km

Inclination: 2.3 °

Period: 543.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 22064 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   24118.77096601  .00019031  00000-0  23259-2 0  9999
2 37206   2.2808  89.4318 7008368 341.3252   2.2869  2.64879940120824

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC