Eutelsat W3

 1999-018A

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The W3 satellite replaces Eutelsat 2F4. W Loc are 7 10 and 16E. W3 will go to 7E. Type is Spacebus 3000B2. Launch mass 3177 kg. Dry mass 1380 kg.

Design similar to W2, with a main shaped reflector pair and a steerable antenna.

W3 moved to 22E in Nov 2004; it was observed there by amateurs on Nov 28 while the NORAD report still placed it at 48E.

Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1999 Apr 12	2250	Launch by Atlas 2AS AC-154	CC LC36A
		T+00:56 SRM1-2 burnout
		T+00:59 SRM3-4 burn
		T+1:09 SRM1-2 sep
		T+1:53 SRM3-4 burnout
		T+1:56 SRM3-4 sep
		T+2:43 BECO
		T+2:47 Booster sep
		T+3:19 Fairing sep
		T+4:59 SECO
		T+5:01 Atlas sep
		T+5:03 Nozzle deploy
		T+5:18 MES-1
	2259	T+9:45 MECO-1	89.90 153 x 385 x 27.4
	2314	T+24:31 MES-2
	2316	T+26:17 MECO-2
	2318	T+28:55 Centaur sep	166 x 46076 x 19.7
	2359:35	T+1:09:35 Depletion
1999 Apr 14	1002?	LAM-1
1999 Apr 14			946.41 5403 x 45701 x 10.9
1999 Apr 16	0921?	LAM-2	22278 x 45723 x 2.6
1999 Apr 21?		LAM-3
1999 Apr 21			1431.13 35460 x 35917 x 0.1 GEO 4.0W+1.2E
1999 Apr 27		Control from GSOC to ESCC/Paris
1999 May 6			1436.08 35771 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 1.7E
1999 May		move to 7E
1999 Jun 1			1436.10 35780 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 7.0E
1999 Nov 8			1436.07 35770 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 7.0E
2004 May 20			1436.03 35770 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 7.1E
2004 Jun		Move out
2004 Jul		Pass 22E
2004 Aug 26			1436.40 35778 x 35806 x 0.0 GEO 49.5E+0.1W/d
2004 Sep 10			1436.44 35778 x 35808 x 0.0 GEO 48.1E
2004 Nov		Move to 22E, renamed Eutelsat W6
2004 Nov 28			1436.10 35773 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 48.0E
2004 Dec 2			1436.11 35778 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 21.7E
2006 Aug 1			1436.09 35769 x 35803 x 0.1 GEO 21.6E
2012 Mar 1		Renamed EUTELSAT 21A
2012 Mar 2			1436.11 35768 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 21.6E
2012 Dec 19			1436.06 35767 x 35803 x 0.1 GEO 21.6E
2012 Dec 20		Move out
		Replaced by 21B, moving to 48E
		Renamed Eutelsat 48C
2013 Jan 10			1432.88 35711 x 35735 x 0.1 GEO 38.5E+0.8E/d
2013 Jan 27		Move in	1436.03 35741 x 35828 x 0.2 GEO 48.0E