Atlantic Bird 2

 2001-042A

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Eutelsat New Bird, by Alcatel Space. To locate at 8W replacing Telecom 2A. Spacebus 3000B2 satellite. Launch mass is 3150 kg, dry 1368 kg. Size 2.9 x 3.4 x 4.7, 29m span.

Atlantic Bird 2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2001 Sep 25	2321:00	Launch by Ariane 44P V144	CSG ELA2
		T+1:12 PAP sep
		T+3:31 St 1 sep
		T+3:34 St 2 MES
		T+4:30 Fairing sep
		T+5:42 St 2 MECO
		T+5:47 St 3 MES
	2339:46	T+18:46 St 3 MECO
	2340:45	T+19:45 St 3 sep
		T+19:55 St 3 avoidance maneuver
		T+23:04 end of V144 flight
2001 Sep 26	0123		655.67 310 x 36934 x 6.9
		LAM
2001 Sep 27	1403		716.67 4530 x 35769 x 3.5
		LAM
2001 Sep 30	0247		1317.94 31103 x 35778 x 0.1
2001 Oct 1	1120?	LAM over 9.0W
2001 Oct 2	2002		1435.08 35739 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 8.5W+0.2E
2001 Oct 29			1436.08 35777 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 8.0W
2001 Dec 3			1436.09 35774 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 8.1W
2006 Aug 3			1436.09 35769 x 35803 x 0.0 GEO 8.0W
2012 Mar 1		Renamed EUTELSAT 8 West A
2015 Oct 1			1436.09 35761 x 35811 x 0.1 GEO 8.1W
2015 Oct 2		Move out
2015 Oct 12		Move in at 12.7W	1436.08 35763 x 35808 x 0.1 GEO 12.7W