Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
EutelSat W2M is a telecommunications satellite opperated by Afghanistan's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. It is used to provide communications services to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Operating at 16 degrees East. Hotbird 9 is a communications satellite operated…
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Site
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Rocket and boosterAriane 5 ECA
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA
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MissionCommunications · GTO
Communications · GTO
What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13C 2008-065A | Payload | 35769 × 35804 km · 3.3° | Globe |
| EUTELSAT 48D 2008-065B | Payload | 36207 × 36224 km · 5.7° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA] 2008-065C | Debris | 253 × 19082 km · 4.5° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 R/B 2008-065D | Rocket body | 288 × 32696 km · 4.1° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2008-065. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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