Atlantic Bird

Series of satellites

Atlantic Bird was a series of satellites operated by Eutelsat over the Atlantic Ocean. In 2012 the series was merged into Eutelsat's main fleet as part of the company's rebranding.[1]

Two of the original three satellites replaced the France Telecom Telecom 2 satellites which Eutelsat had acquired in 1999. Five satellites were in operation as of 2006:

* Atlantic Bird 1, operating at 12.5°W[2]
* Atlantic Bird 2, launched in September 2001 and operating at 8°W (Replaced Telecom 2A)[3]
* Atlantic Bird 3, a Spacebus 3000B3, operating at 5°W (Replaced Telecom 2C)[4]
* Atlantic Bird 4, operated at 7°W (Formerly Hot Bird 4, also known as Nilesat 103)[5]
* Atlantic Bird 7, launched in September 2011 and operating at 7°W[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Eutelsat Satellites renamed today". March 1, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
2. ^ "Arianespace Presskit Flight 155" (PDF). December 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
3. ^ "Eutelsat puts Atlantic Bird 2 into commercial service". Spaceflight Now. October 25, 2001. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
4. ^ "Stellat 5 / Atlantic Bird 3 → Eutelsat 5 West A". Spacefacts.de. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
5. ^ "Eutelsat Completes Transfer Of Atlantic Bird 4 Satellite". Via Satellite. July 6, 2006. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
6. ^ de Selding, Peter B. (October 25, 2011). "Eutelsat's Atlantic Bird 7 Begins Service". Space News. Retrieved December 25, 2022.

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Eutelsat satellites

Post-2012 designations

| East|

* 3B
* 7A
* 7B
* 9B
* 10A
* 16A
* 16C
* 21B
* 25B
* 31A
* 33B
* 33C
* 33E
* 36A
* 36B
* 36C
* 48A
* 48D
* 70B
* 70C
* 172A
* 172B

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West|

* 5WA
* 5WB
* 7WA
* 8WB
* 12WB
* 36WA
* 65WA
* 113WA
* 115WB
* 117WA
* 117WB

Hot Bird|

* 13B
* 13C
* 13E
* 13F
* 13G

Other|

* KA-SAT
* SESAT-2
* Telstar 12

Pre-2012 designations

| Main brand|

| Eutelsat I|

* ECS-1
* ECS-2
* ECS-3
* ECS-4
* ECS-5

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Eutelsat II|

* F-1
* F-2
* F-3
* F-4
* F-5

W series|

* W1
* W2
* W2A
* W2M
* W3
* W3A
* W3B
* W3C
* W3D
* W4
* W5
* W5A
* W6
* W6A
* W7
* W48
* W75

Hot Bird|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 7A
* 8
* 9
* 10

Atlantic Bird|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 4A
* 7

Eurobird|

* 1
* 2
* 2A
* 3
* 4
* 4A
* 9
* 9A
* 10
* 16

Other|

* e-Bird
* Eutelsat 3A
* Eutelsat 3B
* Eutelsat 3C
* KA-SAT
* SESAT-1
* SESAT-2
* Telstar 12

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