Hotbird 1
Also called Eutelsat 2F6
General
| Designation | 23537 / 95016B |
| Launch date | 28 Mar 1995 |
| Country of origin | Europe |
| Mission | Telecommunications |
| Geostationary orbit | 13°E |
| Launch vehicle | Ariane V71 |
Location
| Begin | End | Position |
| L: 28 Mar 1995 | Jul 2006 | 13°E |
| Aug 2006 | Nov 2006 | 13.4°E, inclined |
End of life
| Out of service | Apr 2007 |
| Cause | Moved to the junk orbit |
External resources
sat-index articles
Technical data
EIRP coverage (dBW)
G/T coverage (dB/K)
Specifications
Beacon: 11.44961 GHz horizontal
Ku-band (11.2-11.55 GHz)
| Main transponders | 16 |
| Backup transponders | 8 |
| Power | 70 W (TWTA) |
| Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
| Coverage and EIRP max | super wide beam: 49 dBW |
| Polarization | linear H/V |
| Uplink | 12.89-13.25 GHz |
Transponder frequency chart (GHz)
|
Horizontal
Uplink |
Horizontal
Downlink | Transponder |
Vertical
Downlink |
Vertical
Uplink |
| 11.220750 | 1 | 12.916340 | ||
| 12.937090 | 2 | 11.241500 | ||
| 11.262250 | 3 | 12.957840 | ||
| 12.978590 | 4 | 11.283000 | ||
| 11.303750 | 5 | 12.999340 | ||
| 13.020090 | 6 | 11.324500 | ||
| 11.345250 | 7 | 13.040840 | ||
| 13.061590 | 8 | 11.366000 | ||
| 11.386750 | 9 | 13.082340 | ||
| 13.103090 | 10 | 11.407500 | ||
| 11.428250 | 11 | 13.123840 | ||
| 13.144590 | 12 | 11.449000 | ||
| 11.471410 | 13 | 13.167000 | ||
| 13.187750 | 14 | 11.492160 | ||
| 11.512910 | 15 | 13.208500 | ||
| 13.229250 | 16 | 11.533660 |
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