Comparison of the Eutelsat Eurobird satellites.
Eurobird 1 carries Sky programming from 28.5E.
Eurobird 2 is the former Hotbird 5, and was known as Arabsat 2D, before being redesignated EB2. Its at 25.5E
Eurobird 3 is the former e-Bird and is optimised for data transfer services at 33E. Much more detail & information about this satellite, under its original designation of e-Bird can be found on my DigitalSat UK web site in the "Focus On..." section.
Eurobird 4 is the former Hotbird 3 & Eurobird 9 is the former Hotbird 2. Their details have been taken from the Hotbird page.
Hotbird 3 / EB 4 was known as Eurobird 10 for 6 months in 2006/7
Eurobird 4A is the former W1, and was relocated from 10E to 4E in June 2009
Eurobird 16 is the former Atlantic Bird 4 / Hotbird 4 and relocated from 7W to 16E in May/June 2009
The main satellite comparison page
Satellite: |
EB1 | EB2 (ex Hotbird 5) |
EB3 (ex e-Bird 1) |
EB4 (ex Hotbird 3) |
EB4A (ex Eutelsat W1) |
| . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Launch | 8 / 3 / 2001 | 9 / 10 / 1998 | 27 / 9 / 2003 | 2 / 9 / 1997 | 6 / 9 / 2000 |
| Launch Location | Kourou | Cape Canaveral | Kourou | Kourou | Kourou |
| Launch Mass (kg) | 2950 | 2995 | 1530 | 2915 | 3250 |
| Expected Lifetime (years) | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12+ |
| Power Consumption (watts) | 5900 | 5500 | 1600 | 5600 | 5900 |
| Transponder Capacity at launch | 24 | 22 | 20 (+2 spare) | 32 | 28 |
| TWTA Output (watts) | 90 | 135 | 32 | 135 | 90 |
| Transponder Bandwidth (MHz) | 12
@ 33MHz. 12 @ 72MHz. |
12
@ 33MHz. 8 @ 36MHz. 2 @ 72MHz |
18
@ 36MHz 4 @ 108MHz |
19
@ 33MHz. 1 @ 50MHz. 12 @ 72MHz. |
4 @
40MHz 8 @ 54MHz 4 @ 62MHz 12 @ 72MHz |
| Channels (MHz) | 11200-11700 12500-12750 |
10950-11200 11550-11700 12500-12600 |
10950
- 11200 11450 - 11700 12500 - 12750 |
10990-11160 12110-12710 |
10950-11200 11450-11700 12500-12750 |
| Current Location | 28.5°E | 25.5ºE | 33ºE | 4°E | 4°E |
| Possible Decommission Date | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2009 | 2012 |
| Manufacturer / Spacecraft type | Aerospatiale Spacebus-3000B2 |
Matra
Marconi Space Eurostar-2000+ |
Boeing HS 376-HP | Matra
Marconi Space Eurostar-2000+ |
Matra Marconi Eurostar 2000+ |
| Stabilisation type | 3-axis | 3-axis | spin | 3-axis | 3-axis |
| EB 9 (ex Hotbird 2) |
EB16 (ex AtlanticBird4/ Hotbird 4) |
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| 21 / 11 / 1996 | 27 / 2 / 1998 | ||||
| Cape Canaveral | Kourou | ||||
| 2910 | 2885 | ||||
| 12-15 | 12-15 | ||||
| 5500 | 6000 | ||||
| 26 | 28 | ||||
| 115 | 135 | ||||
| 20
@ 33MHz 5 @ 36MHz 1 @ 72MHz |
25
@ 33MHz 1 @ 46.5MHz 2 @ 36MHz |
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| 11550-12100 | 10700-10950 12600-12750 |
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| 9°E | 16°E | ||||
| 2008-2011 | 2010-2013 | ||||
| Matra
Marconi Space Eurostar-2000+ |
Matra
Marconi Space Eurostar-2000+ |
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| 3-axis | 3-axis |
Representation of Eurobird3 / e-Bird 1 showing the multiple spot beam coverage.
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