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Eutelsat 9B

completedLaunch 2016-005
Launched 1/29/2016HEOService COSat GTO SO 1
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
EUTELSAT 9B
active
Communications
GEO
Eutelsat GEO fleet historical
Launch Details
Launch Date
1/29/2016
Launch ID
2016-005
Launch Profile
Sat GTO SO 1
Service Type
CO
Orbit
HEO
Launch Stack
Operator
International Launch Services (ILS)
Launch Vehicle
Proton-M
Launch Site
PU39, Ploshchadka 200L, GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Constellations
1
Payload Status
active 1
Payload Mission Types
Communications 1
Track
Mentions
2
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