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EUTELSAT 133 WEST A

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EUTELSAT 133 WEST A is a EUTELSAT S.A. communications satellite, launched on March 8, 2001 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
March 8, 2001 at 10:51 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 5 G
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,234 km
Periapsis
36,179 km
Inclination
7.37°
Orbital period
1457.61 min

Spacecraft

Operator
EUTELSAT S.A.
Manufacturer
Alcatel Space Industries
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
3,050 kg
Dry mass
1,375 kg
Power
5,900 W
Design lifetime
12 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2001-011A
NORAD catalog №
26719
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
FranceEutelsat
Radar cross-section
12.5012 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational