EUTELSAT W3B

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EUTELSAT W3B is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 37206

Int'l Code: 2010-056A

Perigee: 275.0 km

Apogee: 29,812.1 km

Inclination: 2.2 °

Period: 519.8 minutes

Semi major axis: 21414 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   25342.12963988  .00002929  00000-0  88752-3 0  9997
2 37206   2.1898 146.8107 6896507 227.8761  47.8969  2.77037974136862

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC