Eutelsat 139 West A at 139° W
also known as E139WA, E12WD, E31B, E7A, W3A, Eutelsat W3A
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 139° WChannel line-up at 139° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 28187
- COSPAR number
- 2004-008A
- Operator
- Eutelsat Communications S.A.
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Model
- Eurostar-3000S
- Launch
- 15 Mar 2004 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton M
- Launch mass
- 4300 kg
- Dry mass
- 2000 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Callsign
- S3055
- Beacon
- 11200H, 11699.8H, 11700.4H, 12500.5H, 21404
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band CONUS beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band South Pacific beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Africa Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Europe A Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Europe B Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ka-band Europe C Beam (Ka band) View footprint
About Eutelsat 139 West A
58 Ku-band transponders; replace the aging EUTELSAT 12 WEST B satellite to provide FSS services, including Ku-band connectivity for aeronautical and maritime earth stations in motion (“ESIMsâ€) in Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, the eastern United States and the Caribbean region. There is also Ka-band capacity available on this satellite.