EUTELSAT W3B

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EUTELSAT W3B is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 37206

Int'l Code: 2010-056A

Perigee: 276.6 km

Apogee: 30,384.2 km

Inclination: 2.6 °

Period: 530.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 21701 km

RCS: 14.159 m² (large)

Launch date: October 28, 2010
Source: European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTE)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

W3B was destined for geosynchronous orbit at 16 degrees east longitude, a prime location to broadcast television and video programming to Central Europe. Eutelsat W3B has been abandoned due to a major propellant leak.

1 37206U 10056A   24325.38902093  .00003870  00000-0  12681-2 0  9998
2 37206   2.5892 351.4372 6936778 184.7611 160.8893  2.71563276126367

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC