Eutelsat W3A

Eutelsat W3A is a communications satellite owned by Eutelsat S.A.. Placed at 7° East, it broadcasts TV channels, radios and other digital data. It entered operational service on 15 May 2004. Built by EADS Astrium on a Eurostar-3000S satellite bus, it is equipped with 42 Ku-band transponders broadcasting in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa and 2 Ka-band transponders. It was launched on 15 March 2004 at 23:06:00 UTC by Proton-M / Briz-M from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It had a launch mass of 4,300 kg (9,500 lb). Its estimated lifespan is 15 years.

Eutelsat W3A

Eutelsat W3A is a communications satellite owned by Eutelsat S.A.. Placed at 7° East, it broadcasts TV channels, radios and other digital data. It entered operational service on 15 May 2004. Built by EADS Astrium on a Eurostar-3000S satellite bus, it is equipped with 42 Ku-band transponders broadcasting in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa and 2 Ka-band transponders. It was launched on 15 March 2004 at 23:06:00 UTC by Proton-M / Briz-M from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It had a launch mass of 4,300 kg (9,500 lb). Its estimated lifespan is 15 years.