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Hot Bird 13C

Communications satellite

Field	Value
name	Hot Bird 13C
names_list	Hot Bird 9 (2008–2012)
Hot Bird 13C (2012–present)
mission_type	Communication
operator	Eutelsat
COSPAR_ID	2008-065A
SATCAT	33459
mission_duration	15 years
manufacturer	EADS Astrium
launch_mass	4880 kg
launch_date	UTC
launch_rocket	Ariane 5ECA
launch_site	Kourou ELA-3
launch_contractor	Arianespace
deactivated
orbit_reference	Geocentric
orbit_regime	Geostationary
apsis	gee

Hot Bird 13C (2012–present) Hot Bird 13C, formerly Hot Bird 9, is a communications satellite operated by Eutelsat, launched 20 December 2008 aboard an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket along with the Eutelsat W2M spacecraft. It was built by EADS Astrium, based on a Eurostar E3000 satellite bus. It was positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 13°E. After in-orbit testing it will provide communications services to Asia, Europe, Americas, North Africa and the Middle East, with 64 NATO J-band (IEEE Ku band) transponders.

The satellite has a mass of 4,880 kilograms, and an expected service life of 15 years. It is identical to the Hot Bird 8 and Hot Bird 10 satellites.

References

(2008-12-20). "Two Eutelsat satellites are orbited by Arianespace on Ariane 5's 28th consecutive mission success". Arianespace.

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