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Eutelsat has
confirmed its latest satellite, Eutelsat 3B, is
actively providing commercial services at 3
degrees east. Traffic from existing satellites
Eutelsat 3D and Eutelsat 3A, which were
already located at 3 degrees East was shifted to
Eutelsat 3B overnight on July 5, 2014.
Sea Launch lofted the satellite into orbit in
May 2014, and Thales Alenia Space built the
spacecraft. Eutelsat 3B’s predecessors are in
the process of being redeployed to new orbital
locations. Eutelsat 3D is en route to 7 degrees
East where it will collocate with Eutelsat 7A to
support DTH, professional video, data and
telecoms services in Europe, Africa, Turkey, the
Middle East and Indian Ocean islands. Once
Eutelsat 3D resumes service at 7 degrees East
in mid-July, it will be renamed Eutelsat 7B. The
other satellite formerly at 3 degrees East,
Eutelsat 3A, is moving to 8 degrees West,
where it will remain until deorbiting later in
2014.
Operating in Ku-, C- and Ka-band, Eutelsat 3B
is designed to increase and diversify Eutelsat’s
available capacity and reach in Europe, Africa,
the Middle East, Central Asia and Brazil.
RELATED EVENTS Eutelsat 3B Goes Live, Other Satellites Relocated - Via Satellite
confirmed its latest satellite, Eutelsat 3B, is
actively providing commercial services at 3
degrees east. Traffic from existing satellites
Eutelsat 3D and Eutelsat 3A, which were
already located at 3 degrees East was shifted to
Eutelsat 3B overnight on July 5, 2014.
Sea Launch lofted the satellite into orbit in
May 2014, and Thales Alenia Space built the
spacecraft. Eutelsat 3B’s predecessors are in
the process of being redeployed to new orbital
locations. Eutelsat 3D is en route to 7 degrees
East where it will collocate with Eutelsat 7A to
support DTH, professional video, data and
telecoms services in Europe, Africa, Turkey, the
Middle East and Indian Ocean islands. Once
Eutelsat 3D resumes service at 7 degrees East
in mid-July, it will be renamed Eutelsat 7B. The
other satellite formerly at 3 degrees East,
Eutelsat 3A, is moving to 8 degrees West,
where it will remain until deorbiting later in
2014.
Operating in Ku-, C- and Ka-band, Eutelsat 3B
is designed to increase and diversify Eutelsat’s
available capacity and reach in Europe, Africa,
the Middle East, Central Asia and Brazil.
RELATED EVENTS Eutelsat 3B Goes Live, Other Satellites Relocated - Via Satellite
