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Designator id: 2008-065A

Description of HOT BIRD 9 Satellite:

Hot Bird 9 is a European geostationary communications satellite (owned by Eutelsat) launched by an Ariane 5 rocket at 22:35 UT on 20 December 2008 from Kourou. Built by EADS Astrium using the Eurostar E3000 platform, the craft is equipped with 64 Ku-band transponders for relaying transmissions directly to small dishes at user's homes. The satellite will be used for digital and high definition television broadcasting throughout Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Hot Bird 9 will be positioned at 13° E longitude. Hot Bird 9 will allow the Hot Bird 7A spacecraft currently operating at that location to be moved into the 9° E position for replacement of the 12-year-old Eurobird 9 craft.

Technical data:
Launch Date: 2008-12-20
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana

Funding Agencies:
European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (International)

Disciplines:
Communications

Source: Nasa

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

1 33459U 08065A   12338.29651213  .00000097  00000-0  10000-3 0  7212
2 33459 000.0474 055.9302 0002157 175.6363 320.7080 01.00272046 14671

Last TLE update on :2012-12-04

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