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EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13E
Nonoperational
Communications
GEO
Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.
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Launch
Launch date
March 11, 2006 at 10:33 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 5 ECA →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Spainsat & Hot Bird 7A
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,432 km
Periapsis
36,371 km
Inclination
2.08°
Orbital period
1467.62 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Hisdesat/Ministry of Defense
Manufacturer
Space Systems/Loral
Users
Military
Launch mass
3,680 kg
Dry mass
1,467 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2006-007B
NORAD catalog №
28946
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Eutelsat
Radar cross-section
16.4536 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational
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