Atlantic Bird 2

Also called Newbird. In 2012 renamed Eutelsat 8 West A. S2596

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General

Designation	26927 / 01042A
Launch date	25 Sep 2001
Country of origin	Europe
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	8°W
Launch vehicle	Ariane V144

Became operational on 19 Oct 2001

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 25 Sep 2001
Oct 2001	Sep 2015	8°W
Oct 2015	Nov 2015	12.7°W (Eutelsat 12 West B)
Dec 2015	Jun 2019	12.5°W
Jun 2019	Oct 2020	12.5°W, inclined

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End of life

Out of service	Oct 2020
Cause	Sent to junk orbit

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

EIRP coverage (dBW)
G/T coverage (dB/K)

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Alcatel Space
Platform	Spacebus 3000B2
Mass at launch	3150 kg
Dry mass	1355 kg
Dimension	2.9 x 3.44 x 4.71 m
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	7.4 kW EOL: 6.39 kW
Design lifetime	12+ years

TT&C: downlink: 11.7040, 11.7052, 12.5005 GHz; uplink 13.7525, 14.0015 GHz

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Ku-band

Main transponders	26
Backup transponders
Power	107 W
Bandwidth	21 x 36 MHz 2 x 54 MHz 3 x 72 MHz
Coverage	Europe north + south America steerable beam
EIRP max	central Europe: 53 dBW widebeam Europe: 40 dBW Americas: 45 dBW steerable beam: 53 dBW
G/T max	+2 dB/K
Polarization	linear H/V cross-pol

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Transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Horizontal Uplink	Horizontal Downlink	Transponder	Vertical Downlink	Vertical Uplink	Bandwidth (MHz)	Uplink from	Downlink to
	10.99167	B1		13.79167	72	Europe or America	Europe or America
13.79167		B2	10.99167		72	Europe or America	Europe or America
	11.07500	B3		13.87500	72	Europe or America	Europe or America
13.87500		B4	11.07500		72	Europe or America	Europe or America
	11.15833	B5		13.95833	72	Europe or America	Europe or America
13.95833		B6	11.15833		72	Europe or America	Europe or America
	11.24167	C1		13.04167	72	Europe	Europe or America
13.04167		C2	11.24167		72	Europe	Europe or America
	11.32500	C3		13.12500	72	Europe	Europe or America
13.12500		C4	11.32500		72	Europe	Europe or America
	11.40833	C5		13.20833	72	Europe	Europe or America
13.20833		C6	11.40833		72	Europe	Europe or America
	11.470753	D1		14.270753	36	Europe or America or Steerable	Europe or America or Steerable
14.270753		D2	11.470753		36	Europe or America or Steerable	Europe or America or Steerable
	11.512253	D3		14.312253	36	Europe or America or Steerable	Europe or America or Steerable
14.312253		D4	11.512253		36	Europe or America or Steerable	Europe or America or Steerable
	11.553753	D5		14.353753	36	Europe or America or Steerable	Europe or America or Steerable
14.353753		D6	11.553753		36	Europe or America or Steerable	Europe or America or Steerable
	11.595253	D7		14.395253	36	Europe or America or Steerable	Europe or America or Steerable
14.395253		D8	11.595253		36	Europe or America or Steerable	Europe or America or Steerable
	11.636753	D9		14.436753	36	Europe or America or Steerable	Europe or America or Steerable
14.436753		D10	11.636753		36	Europe or America or Steerable	Europe or America or Steerable
	11.678253	D11		14.478253	36	Europe or America or Steerable	Europe or America or Steerable
14.478253		D12	11.678253		36	Europe or America or Steerable	Europe or America or Steerable
	12.52450	F1		14.02450	36	Europe	Europe
14.03350		F2	12.53350		54	Europe	Europe
	12.56600	F3		14.06600	36	Europe	Europe
14.08675		F4	12.58675		36	Europe	Europe
	12.60750	F5		14.10750	36	Europe	Europe
14.12825		F6	1262825		36	Europe	Europe
	12.64900	F7		14.14900	36	Europe	Europe
14.16975		F8	12.66975		36	Europe	Europe
	12.69050	F9		14.19050	36	Europe	Europe
14.22300		F10	12.72300		54	Europe	Europe
	12.73200	F11		14.23200	36	Europe	Europe

The US licence only allows US earth stations to uplink in the 14-14.5 GHz band.

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