Eutelsat 21B at 21° E
also known as E21B, W6A, Eutelsat W6A
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 21° EChannel line-up at 21° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 38992
- COSPAR number
- 2012-062B
- Operator
- Eutelsat Communications S.A.
- Manufacturer
- Thales Group
- Model
- Spacebus-4000C3
- Launch
- 10 Nov 2012 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 5012 kg
- Dry mass
- 2060 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band North East Africa/Asia beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band North-West Africa Europe beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Wide beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Eutelsat 21B
40 Ku-band transponders to provide data, professional video and government services across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. It will be equipped with one broad footprint sweeping across Europe into North Africa and Central Asia, and two dedicated high-power beams to add increased flexibility for regional coverage of North Africa and the Middle East.