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EUTELSAT W2
Nonoperational
Communications
GEO
Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.
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Launch
Launch date
October 5, 1998 at 10:51 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44L →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Eutelsat W2 & Sirius 3
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,084 km
Periapsis
36,060 km
Inclination
11.65°
Orbital period
1450.7 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-056A
NORAD catalog №
25491
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Eutelsat
Radar cross-section
12.5893 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational