Eutelsat 1F1

Also called ECS 1

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General

Designation	14128 / 83058A
Launch date	16 Jun 1983
Country of origin	Europe
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane L06

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 16 Jun 1983	Oct 1983	10°E
12 Oct 1983	Oct 1988	13°E
Oct 1988	Nov 1991	16°E, inclined (Sep 1989)
Dec 1991	Feb 1992	17.5°E, inclined
late-1992	Jul 1993	25.5°E, inclined
Sep 1993	Feb 1996	48°E, inclined
Mar 1996	Nov 1996	36°E, inclined

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End of life

Out of service

Dec 1996

Technical data

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Specifications
Ku-band
Transponder frequency chart

Beacon: 11.451091 GHz

This satellite was not as efficient as other Eutelsat 1 series. It could only use 6 transponders during an eclipse.

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