Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
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.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUTELSAT 33D 2002-038A | Payload | 36038 × 36069 km · 8.9° | Globe |
| ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 2002-038B | Rocket body | 187 × 13656 km · 17.8° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2002-038. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).