Eutelsat W2M

 2008-065B

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Built by EADS Astrium/ISRO for deployment at 10E. Uses ANTRIX/ISRO I3K bus and Astrium comms payload. Launch mass 3460 kg launch 1555 kg dry, size 1.8 x 2.0 x 5.0m with 15.7m span (Arianespace kit); 1.8 x 2.0 x 3.1m with 15.7m span (EADS kit). W2M used a PAS1194VS adapter and is inside a Sylda-5A.

The satellite was partly disabled by a power failure early in its mission but continued to operate.

W2M
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2008 Dec 20	2235:14	Launch by Ariane 543 ECA	CSG ELA3
		T+2:13 EAP sep
		T+3:09 Fairing sep
		T+8:50 EPC MECO
		T+8:56 EPC sep	-1102 x 161 x 6.3
		T+9:00 ESC-A burn
		EPC impact at 6W 0.7S
		T+24:47 ESC-A MECO
		T+26:37 HB9 sep
		T+30:23 Sylda
		T+32:03 W2M sep
2008 Dec 20			631.24 263 x 35731 x 4.0
2008 Dec 22			723.32 4876 x 35751 x 2.2
2008 Dec 23			812.40 9111 x 35813 x 1.6
2008 Dec 24			1084.27 21388 x 35777 x 0.5
2008 Dec 31			1084.65 21391 x 35790 x 0.5
2009 Jan 5			1436.12 35769 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 1.7E
2009 Jan 20			1436.08 35762 x 35810 x 0.1 GEO 1.7E
2009 Jan 21			1433.44 35729 x 35739 x 0.1 GEO 2.1E+0.6E/d
2009 Jan 26			1431.58 35662 x 35734 x 0.0 GEO 8.8E+1.1E/d
2009 Jan 30			1436.22 35734 x 35843 x 0.1 GEO 9.5E
2009 Apr 12			1436.09 35772 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 9.7E
2009 Apr 28		Move out to relocate to 3E
2009 Jun 11		Move in at 3E
2009 Sep 12			1436.09 35774 x 35978 x 0.1 GEO 3.1E
2010 Jan 9		Moved out for relocation
2010 Feb 6			1436.09 35773 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 15.8E
2012 Dec 11			1436.03 35758 x 35812 x 0.1 GEO 15.8E
2011 Dec 14		Move out
2012 Jan 8		Move in at 48E	1436.09 35776 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 48.0E
2012 Mar		renamed Eutelsat 48B
2012 Jul 29			1436.13 35778 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 47.9E
2012 Aug 1		Move out
2012 Aug 24		Move in at 28.5E	1436.10 35774 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 28.5E
		Eutelsat 28B
2014 Jan 29			1436.07 35761 x 35810 x 0.1 GEO 28.4E