Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
20 Aug 2015, 8:34pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Eutelsat is a new satellite for Middle East and North Africa broadcast markets to host coverage for 52 million homes. Intelsat 34 was built by SSL (Space Systems/Loral) of Palo Alto, California and is designed to deliver service for 15 years or longer. It will bring replacement relay capacity for two other satellites at 304.5 degrees East longitude.
Updated: Jan 3, 8:02pm UTC
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