34710 - EUTELSAT 10A

EUTELSAT 10A is a Eutelsat geostationary communications satellite intended to replace the W1 satellite at 10 degrees E longitude. The satellite was launched at 16:24 UT on 03 April 2009 from Baikonur on a Proton M rocket with a Breeze M upper stage. The 5900 kg spacecraft provides data and video service to customers across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and parts of South America and India. EUTELSAT 10A carries 46 Ku-band and 10 C-band transponders and a new S-band system. The S-band system provides video and data to mobile devices in Europe.

Alternate Names

W2A

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2009-04-03
Launch Vehicle: Proton-M
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan