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EUTELSAT 80A

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
May 24, 2000 at 11:10 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas IIIA →
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
Eutelsat W4
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,340 km
Periapsis
36,261 km
Inclination
8.57°
Orbital period
1462.41 min

Spacecraft

Operator
EUTELSAT S.A.
Manufacturer
Alcatel Space Industries
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
3,190 kg
Dry mass
1,380 kg
Power
6,000 W
Design lifetime
12 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2000-028A
NORAD catalog №
26369
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
FranceEutelsat
Radar cross-section
10.0331 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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