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Atlas V 401 | Hot Bird 6
Atlas V 401
Aug 21, 2002, 10:05 PM UTC
Aug 21, 2002, 10:05 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
Eutelsat 8 West C, known as Hot Bird 6 prior to 2012 and Hot Bird 13A from 2012 to 2013, is a French communications satellite. Operated by Eutelsat, it provides direct to home broadcasting services from geostationary orbit.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 41
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA