Communications
EUTELSAT 7 WEST A
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EUTELSAT 7 WEST A is a EUTELSAT S.A./Nilesat communications satellite, launched on September 24, 2011 into GEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- September 24, 2011 at 08:17 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Sea Launch (Odyssey, Pacific)
- Launched by
- Zenit 3SL →
- Operator
- Sea Launch
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,804 km
- Periapsis
- 35,770 km
- Inclination
- 0.06°
- Orbital period
- 1436.11 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- EUTELSAT S.A./Nilesat
- Manufacturer
- Astrium
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 4,600 kg
- Power
- 12,000 W
- Design lifetime
- 15 years
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2011-051A
- NORAD catalog №
- 37816
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Eutelsat- Radar cross-section
- 15.8489 m²
- Status
- Operational