Mission
Communications · GTO
Located at 9 degrees East in GEO, Eutelsat 9B will contain 66 Ku-band transponders for European countries. Based on the Eurostar E3000 platform the satellite weights 5175kg and is powered by 2 solar arrays.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUTELSAT 9B 2016-005A | Payload | 35772 × 35802 km · 0.1° | Globe |
| BREEZE-M R/B 2016-005B | Rocket body | 3801 × 33821 km · 12.8° | Globe |
| BREEZE-M DEB [TANK] 2016-005C | Debris | 304 × 18618 km · 49.5° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2016-005 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).