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2010 · Arianespace

Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b

successAriane 5 ECA | Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b

Eutelsat W3B is a communication satellite to be located at 7 degrees East to provide broadcast and telecommunications accross Europe, the Middle East and Africa. However it took another satellites place, W2M which had failed. Directly after launch however W3B developed a sizeable leak and was declared a total loss. B-SAT 3b is a geostationary communications satellite operated by B-SAT stationed at 110 degrees East, providing high definition direct television services across Japan.

Overview

Date / time
October 28, 2010 at 09:51 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 3
Mission
Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch vehicle
Ariane 5 ECA →
Launch provider
Arianespace →

Payloads deployed · 2

BSAT-3B
GEO
EUTELSAT W3B
HEO