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Eutelsat is unifying the names of its satellites with the Eutelsat brand. As of March 1st 2012 the Group’s satellites will all take the Eutelsat name, with the relevant figure for their orbital position and a letter indicating their order of arrival at that position. This logical pattern will enable our user community to immediately identify where a satellite is located and its chronology at the neighbourhood it occupies.
Current in-orbit satellites will be renamed as follows: W6 at 21.5° East, for example, will become EUTELSAT 21A. The future W6A satellite will become EUTELSAT 21B. To ensure clarity, satellites at Eutelsat’s four West positions will include West in their name. For example, ATLANTIC BIRD™ 2 will become EUTELSAT 8 West A.
Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD™ brand, which over 20 years has acquired an established reputation in the satellite TV industry, will be retained and associated with the Eutelsat brand and numbering system. For example, HOT BIRD™ 6 will become EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13A.
CURRENT SATELLITES
ORBITAL POSITION-----CURRENT NAME-----------NEW NAME AS OF MARCH 1, 2012
12 degrees West-------ATLANTIC BIRD™ 1--------EUTELSAT 12 West A
8 degrees West--------ATLANTIC BIRD™ 2--------EUTELSAT 8 West A
7 degrees West--------ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7--------EUTELSAT 7 West A
5 degrees West--------ATLANTIC BIRD™ 3--------EUTELSAT 5 West A
3 degrees East---------EUTELSAT 3A-------------EUTELSAT 3A
3 degrees East---------ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7--------EUTELSAT 3C
4 degrees East---------EUROBIRD™ 4A------------EUTELSAT 4A
7 degrees East---------W3A----------------------EUTELSAT 7A
9 degrees East---------EUROBIRD™ 9A------------EUTELSAT 9A
9 degrees East---------KA-SAT-------------------EUTELSAT KA-SAT 9A
10 degrees East--------W2A----------------------EUTELSAT 10A
13 degrees East--------HOT BIRD™ 6-------------EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13A
13 degrees East--------HOT BIRD™ 8-------------EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13B
13 degrees East--------HOT BIRD™ 9-------------EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13C
16 degrees East--------W3C---------------------EUTELSAT 16A
16 degrees East--------EUROBIRD™ 16-----------EUTELSAT 16B
16 degrees East--------SESAT 1-----------------EUTELSAT 16C
21.5 degrees East------W6----------------------EUTELSAT 21A
25.5 degrees East------EUROBIRD™ 2------------EUTELSAT 25A
28.5 degrees East------EUROBIRD™ 1------------EUTELSAT 28A
33 degrees East--------EUROBIRD™ 3------------EUTELSAT 33A
36 degrees East--------W4----------------------EUTELSAT 36A
36 degrees East--------W7----------------------EUTELSAT 36B
48 degrees East--------W48---------------------EUTELSAT 48A
70.5 degrees East------W5----------------------EUTELSAT 70A
Third-party satellites (SESAT 2, TELECOM 2D, TELSTAR 12) will not change their name.
FUTURE SATELLITES
ORBITAL POSITION-----CURRENT NAME--NEW NAME
3 degrees East---------EUTELSAT 3B----EUTELSAT 3B
7 degrees East---------W3D------------EUTELSAT 7B
9 degrees East---------EUROBIRD™ 9B--EUTELSAT 9B
21.5 degrees East------W6A------------EUTELSAT 21B
25.5 degrees East------EUROBIRD™ 2A--EUTELSAT 25B
70.5 degrees East------W5A------------ EUTELSAT 70B
Current in-orbit satellites will be renamed as follows: W6 at 21.5° East, for example, will become EUTELSAT 21A. The future W6A satellite will become EUTELSAT 21B. To ensure clarity, satellites at Eutelsat’s four West positions will include West in their name. For example, ATLANTIC BIRD™ 2 will become EUTELSAT 8 West A.
Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD™ brand, which over 20 years has acquired an established reputation in the satellite TV industry, will be retained and associated with the Eutelsat brand and numbering system. For example, HOT BIRD™ 6 will become EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13A.
CURRENT SATELLITES
ORBITAL POSITION-----CURRENT NAME-----------NEW NAME AS OF MARCH 1, 2012
12 degrees West-------ATLANTIC BIRD™ 1--------EUTELSAT 12 West A
8 degrees West--------ATLANTIC BIRD™ 2--------EUTELSAT 8 West A
7 degrees West--------ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7--------EUTELSAT 7 West A
5 degrees West--------ATLANTIC BIRD™ 3--------EUTELSAT 5 West A
3 degrees East---------EUTELSAT 3A-------------EUTELSAT 3A
3 degrees East---------ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7--------EUTELSAT 3C
4 degrees East---------EUROBIRD™ 4A------------EUTELSAT 4A
7 degrees East---------W3A----------------------EUTELSAT 7A
9 degrees East---------EUROBIRD™ 9A------------EUTELSAT 9A
9 degrees East---------KA-SAT-------------------EUTELSAT KA-SAT 9A
10 degrees East--------W2A----------------------EUTELSAT 10A
13 degrees East--------HOT BIRD™ 6-------------EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13A
13 degrees East--------HOT BIRD™ 8-------------EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13B
13 degrees East--------HOT BIRD™ 9-------------EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13C
16 degrees East--------W3C---------------------EUTELSAT 16A
16 degrees East--------EUROBIRD™ 16-----------EUTELSAT 16B
16 degrees East--------SESAT 1-----------------EUTELSAT 16C
21.5 degrees East------W6----------------------EUTELSAT 21A
25.5 degrees East------EUROBIRD™ 2------------EUTELSAT 25A
28.5 degrees East------EUROBIRD™ 1------------EUTELSAT 28A
33 degrees East--------EUROBIRD™ 3------------EUTELSAT 33A
36 degrees East--------W4----------------------EUTELSAT 36A
36 degrees East--------W7----------------------EUTELSAT 36B
48 degrees East--------W48---------------------EUTELSAT 48A
70.5 degrees East------W5----------------------EUTELSAT 70A
Third-party satellites (SESAT 2, TELECOM 2D, TELSTAR 12) will not change their name.
FUTURE SATELLITES
ORBITAL POSITION-----CURRENT NAME--NEW NAME
3 degrees East---------EUTELSAT 3B----EUTELSAT 3B
7 degrees East---------W3D------------EUTELSAT 7B
9 degrees East---------EUROBIRD™ 9B--EUTELSAT 9B
21.5 degrees East------W6A------------EUTELSAT 21B
25.5 degrees East------EUROBIRD™ 2A--EUTELSAT 25B
70.5 degrees East------W5A------------ EUTELSAT 70B
