Eutelsat 3B at 3° E
also known as E3B
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 3° EChannel line-up at 3° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 39773
- COSPAR number
- 2014-030A
- Operator
- Eutelsat Communications S.A.
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Model
- Eurostar-3000
- Launch
- 26 May 2014 from Sea Launch (Odyssey platform) on Zenit 3SL
- Launch mass
- 5967 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 11200.2, 11699.8 RHCP or LHCP
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band Global beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band Eastern beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Europe beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Steerable (provisional) beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 1 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 2 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 3 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 4 beam (Ka band) View footprint
About Eutelsat 3B
51 C, Ku and Ka-band transponders to provide video, data, Internet and telecom services across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and parts of South America. A Ku-band payload of up to 30 transponders will be connected to widebeam footprints over extended Europe and East Africa. A steerable beam will add further flexibility, with coverage possible of South America or African regions. This capacity will address video contribution, corporate networks, data and telecom markets. A C-band payload with 12 transponders connected to a pan-African beam will respond to continued high demand for capacity for telecom services. A Ka-band payload of nine transponders connected to steerable beams that are in particular expected to cover Africa and South America will meet expanding connectivity requirements for corporate networks and Internet access.