Comparison of the
Atlantic Bird
satellites.
Atlantic Bird 4 is the former Hotbird 4 formerly operating at 13E
The main satellite comparison index
| Satellite: | AB 1 | AB 2 | AB 3 | AB4 |
| . | note 1 | . | note 2 | ex Hotbird 4 |
| Launch | 29 / 8 / 2002 | 25 / 9 / 2001 | 5 / 7 / 2002 | 27 / 2 / 1998 |
| Launch Location | Kourou | Kourou | Kourou | Kourou |
| Launch Mass (kg) | 2680 | 3150 | 4050 | 2885 |
| Expected Lifetime (years) | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12-15 |
| Power Consumption (watts) | 5000 | 7400 | 10000 | 6000 |
| Transponder Capacity at launch | 24 | 26 | 35 Ku
band 10 C band |
28 |
| TWTA Output (watts) | ? | 107 | 95 | 135 |
| Transponder Bandwidth (MHz) | 6 @
36 12 @ 54 6 @ 72 |
21 @
36 2 @ 54 3 @ 72 |
36 / 72 | 25
@ 33MHz. 1 @ 46.5MHz. 2 @ 36MHz. |
| Channels (MHz) | 10950
- 11200 11200 - 11450 11450 - 11700 12500 - 12750 |
? | 10950
- 11200 11450 - 11700 12500 - 12750 |
10700-10950 12600-12750 |
| Current Location | 12.5ºW | 8ºW | 5ºW | 7°W |
| Possible Decommission Date |
2017 | 2013 | 2014 | 2010-2013 |
| Manufacturer / Spacecraft type | Alenia Aerospazio | Alcatel Spacebus 3000-B2 | Alcatel Spacebus 3000-B3 | Matra
Marconi Space Eurostar-2000+ |
| Stabilisation type | 3-axis | 3-axis | 3-axis | 3-axis |
Notes
1 Will be known as "Marconi".
2 Renamed from Stellat 5.
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