Lockheed Martin
Eutelsat W4
Atlas IIIA
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, May 24, 2000 · 23:10 UTC
Mission
/01The W satellites are designed to provide telecommunications services primarily over Europe (W1, W2, W3, W3A and W5) and communication services over Russia and Africa (W4). Eutelsat W4 is designed to provide 31 transponders at saturation. The W satellites have a minimum operational lifetime of 12 years. The spacecraft is based on the Spacebus-3000B2 platform.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas IIIA
Variant: IIIA
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.471° N, 80.542° W
67
Pad Launches
579
Location Launches
50
Agency Launches
30
Orbital This Year