Eutelsat 16C
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| Names | 
SESAT-1 (2000-12) Eutelsat 16C (2012—)  | 
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications | 
| Operator | Eutelsat | 
| COSPAR ID | 2000-019A | 
| SATCAT № | 26243 | 
| Mission duration | 10 years | 
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | MSS-2500-GSO | 
| Manufacturer | 
NPO-PM Alcatel Alenia Space  | 
| Launch mass | 2,600 kilograms (5,700 lb) | 
| Power | 5,600 watts | 
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 17, 2000, 21:06:00 UTC | 
| Rocket | Proton-K/DM4 397-01 | 
| Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 | 
| Contractor | Khrunichev | 
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric | 
| Regime | Geostationary | 
| Longitude | 
39° East 36° East 16° East (current)  | 
| Transponders | |
| Band | 18 Ku band | 
| Bandwidth | 18x72 megahertz | 
| TWTA power | 84 watts | 
| EIRP | 
Europa 47 decibel-watts steerable 49 decibel-watts  | 
Eutelsat 16C (formerly SESAT 1) is a satellite operated by Eutelsat, originally the first of a series of SESAT (Siberia - Europe SATellite) satellites. It provides 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 satellites also provide broadcasting services to Africa by means of steerable spotbeams.
On 29 January 2010, the satellite moved to 16° E to take over some services from the malfunctioning W2 satellite.
Sources
External links
- International Media Switzerland Official provider's site
 
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