2000-028A
W4 is an Alcatel Spacebus 3000B2 ordered late 1997. It will fly to 36E and provide coverage of Russia (19 transponders) and sub-Saharan Africa. Its transponders are slightly lower power than W2 and W3, but it has more of them. Launch by first Atlas 3A, with 14' fairing.
Launch mass 3190 kg. The Centaur 3A has an RL10A-4-1B single engine. BOL mass around 1900 kg? Dry mass is 1285 kg.
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 May 24 | 2310 | Atlas 3A AC-201 | CC LC36B |
| T+3:02 RD-180 BECO | |||
| T+3:13 Atlas sep | |||
| T+3:23 RL10 nozzle extended | |||
| T+3:31 Centaur 3A MES-1 | |||
| T+3:39 Fairing sep | |||
| T+12:15 MECO-1 | 188 x 486 km x 26.8 | ||
| T+22:39 MES-2 | |||
| T+26:15 MECO-2 | |||
| 2338 | T+28:53 Centaur sep | 835.37 230 x 45777 x 19.9 | |
| 2000 May 26 | 1030? | LAM-1 | 940.93 5100 x 45759 x 11.1 |
| 2000 May 28 | 0930? | LAM-2 | 1338.02 21888 x 45800 x 2.4 |
| 2000 May 31 | 0430? | LAM-3 (?) | 1620.47 32872 x 45771 x 0.2 |
| 2000 Jun 1 | 0700? | LAM-4 | 1397.03 34163 x 35873 x 0.1 |
| 2000 Jun 3 | 1230? | LAM-5 | 1434.60 35497 x 36017 x 0.1 |
| 2000 Jun 13 | 1436.06 35784 x 35787 x 0.1 GEO 32.0E | ||
| 2000 Jul 11 | Arrive at 36E | ||
| 2000 Aug 12 | 1436.07 35774 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 36.0E | ||
| 2006 Aug 3 | 1436.07 35773 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 36.1E | ||
| 2012 Mar 1 | Renamed EUTELSAT 36A | ||
| 2016 Feb 21 | 1436.07 35768 x 35803 x 0.1 GEO 35.9E | ||
| 2016 Feb 25 | Move out | ||
| 2016 Apr 4 | Move in 70E | ||
| 2016 May 18 | 1436.10 35760 x 35813 x 0.2 GEO 70.5E | ||
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