Eutelsat 16C

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Eutelsat 16C
NamesSESAT-1 (2000–2012)
Eutelsat 16C (2012–2018)
Eutelsat SESAT
Mission type Communications
Operator Eutelsat Communications
COSPAR ID 2000-019A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 26243
Website https://www.eutelsat.com/en/home.html
Mission duration10 years (planned)
17.8 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSESAT-1
Spacecraft type KAUR
Bus MSS-2500-GSO
Manufacturer NPO PM
Alcatel Alenia Space
Launch mass2,500 kg (5,500 lb)
Power5.6 kW [1]
Start of mission
Launch date17 April 2000, 21:06:00 UTC
Rocket Proton-K / DM-2M
Launch site Baikonur, Site 200/39
Contractor Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered serviceJune 2000
End of mission
Disposal Graveyard orbit
Deactivated13 February 2018
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit
Regime Geostationary orbit
Longitude36° East (2000–2010)
16° East (2010–2018)
Transponders
Band18 Ku-band
Bandwidth72 MHz
Coverage areaEurope, Africa, Russia
 

Eutelsat 16C (formerly SESAT 1) was a satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications, originally the first of a series of SESAT (Siberia - Europe SATellite) satellites. It provided a wide range of telecommunications services over a very large geographical coverage area that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to Eastern Russia, including a large part of Siberia. The satellite also provided broadcasting services to Africa by means of steerable spotbeams. [2]

On 29 January 2010, the satellite moved to 16° East to take over some services from the malfunctioning Eutelsat W2 satellite. The satellite was deactivated on 13 February 2018, after 17 years and 10 months of service, setting a record for in-orbit life. [3]

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References

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