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Eutelsat 1F4



General


Designation 18351 / 87078B
Launch date 16 Sep 1987
Country of origin Europe
Mission Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit see below
Launch vehicle Ariane V19

In inclined orbit since mid-May 1993. Transponders 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 have failed.

Location


Begin End Position
L: 16 Sep 1987 Oct 1988 10°E
25 Oct 1988 Oct 1990 13°E
16 Oct 1990 Oct 1992 7°E
Oct 1992 late-1992 36°E
May 1993 Jan 2000 25.5°E, inclined
Feb 2000 Feb 2000 21.5°E, inclined
Mar 2000 Nov 2002 33°E, inclined > 5°


End of life


Out of service Nov 2002
Cause Moved to the junk orbit

Technical data


Specifications
Ku-band
Transponder frequency chart

Beacon: 11.44965 GHz
When the satellite comes out of eclipse, it seems to power-on and activates its 137.142 MHz beacon.

EIRP coverage (dBW)


Spot beams
Eurobeam
SMS

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