Eutelsat W6

Located at 21.5� East, W6 is ideal for companies needing to communicate between Europe, North Africa, the Sahara, the Middle East and the Gulf region. Fine-tuned for professional communications, the satellite is perfect for applications such as VSAT networks, broadband Internet and data broadcasting.

With twenty-eight simultaneously active transponders, W6 provides a widebeam coverage of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, and a steerable coverage centred over North West Africa, and the Middle East.

SATELLITE DATA:

 

Satellitemanufacturer
AlcatelSpace
Downlinkfrequencies
10.95-11.70,12.50-12.75GHz
Transponder  bandwidth
36,54and72MHz
Platform
Spacebus  3000
Projected  lifetime
>12years
Launch
AtlasIIAS
Orbital  position
21.5 degreesEast
Operational transponder
24Ku-band