Friday, September 23, 2011

Atlantic Bird™ 7 set for 24 September launch

Eutelsat Communications  has announced that its Atlantic Bird™ 7 satellite is set for launch on Saturday 24 September. The satellite will be delivered into orbit by a Zenit-3SL rocket operated by Sea Launch AG from the ocean-based Odyssey Launch Platform in international waters of the Pacific Ocean. Lift-off is planned for 20:18 UTC, at the opening of a 74-minute launch window.

Built for Eutelsat by Astrium, the 4.6 tonne Atlantic Bird™ 7 satellite will replace Atlantic Bird™ 4A at 7 degrees West and deliver additional capacity for further expansion of services. Up to 50 Ku-band transponders will be connected to two beams giving superior coverage of the Middle East, North Africa and North-West Africa for digital broadcasting services.

A live video transmission of the launch will be available in High Definition from Eutelsat’s Hot Bird™ position at 13 degrees East for viewers in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East (downlink frequency 12149 MHz, vertical polarisation, Symbol rate: 27.500 Mbaud).

A webcast will also be available via www.eutelsat.com and www.sea-launch.com. The launch transmission is scheduled to begin approximately 15 minutes before lift-off.

(Source: Eutelsat via Media Network Weblog)

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