Eutelsat 31A, formerly e-Bird, Eurobird 3 and Eutelsat 33A, is a
communications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth. C ...
that offers capacity for broadband and broadcast services in
Europe
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. It is owned by
Eutelsat
Eutelsat S.A. is a French satellite operator. Providing coverage over the entire European continent, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas, it is the world's third-largest satellite operator in terms of revenues.
Eutelsat's satellit ...
.
Positioned at
31° East - having been relocated from
33° East in May 2014
- Eutelsat 31A is optimised for interactive broadband services, and also valued by broadcasters for occasional use and professional video services, and data networks like Estar by
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service.
Its 20
Ku band transponders are connected to four spot beams over Europe and Turkey. These four beams overlap to allow hubs located in the hot spots of each beam to communicate with each other, thus ensuring highly effective pan-European coverage.
References
Communications satellites in geostationary orbit
Spacecraft launched in 2003
Satellites using the HS-376 bus
Eutelsat satellites
Ariane commercial payloads
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