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Eutelsat W3
Atlas IIAS · Communications
1999Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral
Mission
The W satellites are designed to provide telecommunications services primarily over Europe (Eutelsat W2, W3 and W5) and communication services over Russia and Africa (W4). W2, W3 and W5 are designed to offer 24 transponders at saturation and W4 is designed to provide 31 transponders at saturation. The W satellites have a minimum operational lifetime of 12 years. The spacecraft are based on the Spacebus-3000B2 platform.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Lockheed Martin
- Rocket
- Atlas IIAS
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Pad
- Launch Complex 36A
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2