Atlas Agena B | Eutelsat W4

Atlas IIIA

May 24, 2000, 11:10 PM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Mission Details

The W satellites are designed to provide telecommunications services primarily over Europe (W1, W2, W3, W3A and W5) and communication services over Russia and Africa (W4). Eutelsat W4 is designed to provide 31 transponders at saturation. The W satellites have a minimum operational lifetime of 12 years. The spacecraft is based on the Spacebus-3000B2 platform.

Type: Communications
Orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Launch Site

Pad: Launch Complex 36B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: 🇺🇸 USA