Engineering:Atlantic Bird
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Short description: Series of satellites
Atlantic Bird was a series of satellites operated by Eutelsat over the Atlantic Ocean. In 2012 the series was merged into Eutelsat's main fleet as part of the company's rebranding.[1]
Two of the original three satellites replaced the France Telecom Telecom 2 satellites which Eutelsat had acquired in 1999. Five satellites were in operation as of 2006:
- Atlantic Bird 1, operating at 12.5°W[2]
- Atlantic Bird 2, launched in September 2001 and operating at 8°W (Replaced Telecom 2A)[3]
- Atlantic Bird 3, a Spacebus 3000B3, operating at 5°W (Replaced Telecom 2C)[4]
- Atlantic Bird 4, operated at 7°W (Formerly Hot Bird 4, also known as Nilesat 103)[5]
- Atlantic Bird 7, launched in September 2011 and operating at 7°W[6]
References
- ↑ "Eutelsat Satellites renamed today". March 1, 2012. https://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/eutelsat-satellites-renamed-today.153294/.
- ↑ "Arianespace Presskit Flight 155". December 2020. https://sky-brokers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Arianespace-Launchkit-Eutelsat-ATLANTIC-BIRD-1.pdf.
- ↑ "Eutelsat puts Atlantic Bird 2 into commercial service". Spaceflight Now. October 25, 2001. https://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0110/26atlanticbird/.
- ↑ "Stellat 5 / Atlantic Bird 3 → Eutelsat 5 West A". Spacefacts.de. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/stellat-1.htm.
- ↑ "Eutelsat Completes Transfer Of Atlantic Bird 4 Satellite". Via Satellite. July 6, 2006. https://www.satellitetoday.com/uncategorized/2006/07/06/eutelsat-completes-transfer-of-atlantic-bird-4-satellite/.
- ↑ de Selding, Peter B. (October 25, 2011). "Eutelsat's Atlantic Bird 7 Begins Service". Space News. https://spacenews.com/eutelsats-atlantic-bird-7-begins-service/.
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