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EUTELSAT 33D

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
August 21, 2002 at 10:05 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas V 401 →
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
Hot Bird 6
Launch record
View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,064 km
Periapsis
36,046 km
Inclination
8.55°
Orbital period
1449.85 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2002-038A
NORAD catalog №
27499
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
FranceEutelsat
Radar cross-section
20.5325 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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