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Hot Bird 4

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1998-013ALaunched 2/27/1998

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Hot Bird 4 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 42P 42P-3
Launch Date: 2/27/1998
Last Contact: 2/22/2015

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,783.5 km
Inclination: 0.03 deg
Dry Mass: 1,310 kg
Total Mass: 2,885 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: Eutelsat
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Constellation

Name: Eutelsat GEO fleet historical
Active Satellites: 24

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1998-013A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/346