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Hot Bird 5

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1998-057ALaunched 10/9/1998

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Hot Bird 5 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Atlas IIA
Launch Date: 10/9/1998
Last Contact: 9/20/2013

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,785.5 km
Inclination: 0.04 deg
Dry Mass: 1,400 kg
Total Mass: 3,000 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: 1998-057A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/445