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Eutelsat W4
Atlas IIIA · Communications
2000Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral
Mission
The W satellites are designed to provide telecommunications services primarily over Europe (W1, W2, W3, W3A and W5) and communication services over Russia and Africa (W4). Eutelsat W4 is designed to provide 31 transponders at saturation. The W satellites have a minimum operational lifetime of 12 years. The spacecraft is based on the Spacebus-3000B2 platform.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Lockheed Martin
- Rocket
- Atlas IIIA
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Pad
- Launch Complex 36B
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2