Eutelsat 31A

Eutelsat 31A
Spacecraft properties
Names	e-Bird (2003-06) Eurobird 3 (2006-12) Eutelsat 33A (2012-14) Eutelsat 31A (2014—)

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Eutelsat
COSPAR ID	2003-043A
SATCAT №	27948
Mission duration	10 years

Bus	BSS-376
Manufacturer	Boeing
Launch mass	1,530 kilograms (3,370 lb)
Dry mass	888 kilograms (1,958 lb)

Start of mission
Launch date	27 September 2003, 23:14:46 (2003-09-27UTC23:14:46Z) UTC
Rocket	Ariane 5G
Launch site	Kourou ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace

Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	31° east

Transponders
Band	20 Ku-band
Coverage area	Continental Europe Great Britain Scandinavia Turkey

Eutelsat 31A, formerly e-Bird, Eurobird 3 and Eutelsat 33A, is a communications satellite that offers capacity for broadband and broadcast services in Europe. It is owned by Eutelsat.

Positioned at 31° East - having been relocated from 33° East in May 2014^[1] - Eutelsat 31A is optimised for interactive broadband services, and also valued by broadcasters for occasional use and professional video services, and data networks like Estar by Technologie Satelitarne service.

Its 20 K_u band transponders are connected to four spot beams over Europe and Turkey. These four beams overlap to allow hubs located in the hot spots of each beam to communicate with each other, thus ensuring highly effective pan-European coverage.

References

↑ de Selding, Peter (16 May 2014). "Eutelsat Continues To Cater to Brazil's Ka-band Appetite". Retrieved 8 June 2014.

External links

Eutelsat satellites

Post-2012 designations

East	3B 7A 7B 9B 10A 16A 16C 21B 25B 31A 33C 33E 36B 36C 48A 48D 70B 70C 172A

West	5WA 7WA 8WB 12WB 36WA 65WA 113WA 115WB 117WA 117WB

Hot Bird	13B 13C 13E

Other	KA-SAT SESAT-2 Telstar 12

Pre-2012 designations

Main brand

Eutelsat I	ECS-1 ECS-2 ECS-3 ECS-4 ECS-5

Eutelsat II	F-1 F-2 F-3 F-4 F-5

W Series	W1 W2 W2A W2M W3 W3A W3B W3C W3D W4 W5 W5A W6 W6A W7 W48 W75

Hot Bird

Atlantic Bird

Eurobird

Other

e-Bird
Eutelsat 3A
Eutelsat 3B
Eutelsat 3C
KA-SAT
SESAT-1
SESAT-2
Telstar 12

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