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Sea Launch Prepares For The Launch Of Eutelsat's ATLANTIC BIRD 7™ Satellite

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  • rbonchev
    Board Senior Member
    • Jul 2011
    • 327

    Sea Launch Prepares For The Launch Of Eutelsat's ATLANTIC BIRD 7™ Satellite

    BERN, Switzerland, September 20, 2011 – The Sea Launch vessels have departed Sea Launch Home Port for the Equator, in preparation for the launch of the ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 satellite owned by Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris:ETL), on September 23rd. Liftoff is planned for 13:18 pm Pacific Daylight Time (20:18 GMT/UTC), at the opening of a 74-minute launch window.

    Upon arrival at the launch site later today, at 154 degrees West Longitude, the Sea Launch team will initiate a 72-hour countdown. After ballasting the Odyssey Launch Platform to launch depth, the team will roll out and erect a Zenit-3SL rocket on the launch pad, execute final tests and then proceed with fueling operations and launch. Prior to fueling, all personnel on the Launch Platform will transfer to the Sea Launch Commander for the duration of the mission. The team monitors both marine and launch operations remotely from the ship, positioned about four miles uprange of the platform.

    On launch day, the Zenit-3SL vehicle will lift the 4,600 kilograms (10,141 lbs.) ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 spacecraft into a defined high-perigee geosynchronous transfer orbit. Built by Astrium, an EADS company, its scheduled in-orbit lifetime exceeds 15 years. Its final geostationary orbit will be located at 7 degrees West Longitude, a key neighbourhood for Eutelsat’s digital broadcasting markets in the Middle East and North Africa.
  • odysseas1991
    Experienced Board Member
    • Jan 2011
    • 635

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    Re: Sea Launch Prepares For The Launch Of Eutelsat's ATLANTIC BIRD 7™ Satellite

    Will this be available for europe and will it provide strong signal strength in europe?

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