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Hot Bird 13C, formerly Hot Bird 9, is a communications satellite operated by Eutelsat, launched 20 December 2008 aboard an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket along with the Eutelsat W2M spacecraft.[1] It was built by EADS Astrium, based on a Eurostar E3000 satellite bus. It was positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 13°E. After in-orbit testing it will provide communications services to Asia, Europe, Americas, North Africa and the Middle East, with 64 NATO J-band (IEEE K_u band) transponders.

Hot Bird 13C

Names	Hot Bird 9 (2008–2012) Hot Bird 13C (2012–present)
Mission type	Communication
Operator	Eutelsat
COSPAR ID	2008-065A
SATCAT no.	33459
Mission duration	15 years
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	EADS Astrium
Launch mass	4,880 kilograms (10,760 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	20 December 2008, 22:35:14 (2008-12-20UTC22:35:14Z) UTC
Rocket	Ariane 5ECA
Launch site	Kourou ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary

The satellite has a mass of 4,880 kilograms, and an expected service life of 15 years. It is identical to the Hot Bird 8 and Hot Bird 10 satellites.

References

External links

• Hot Bird 13C at the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization official website.
• Hot Bird 13C frequency chart on LyngSat
• Hot Bird 13C Ku-band Europe Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams

• Location: 0°0′N 13°00′E

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