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Hot Bird (also styled Hotbird [1]) is a group of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the equator (orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Asia, Europe, North Africa, Americas and the Middle East. Only digital radio and television channels are transmitted by the Hot Bird constellation, both free-to-air and ...
Hot Bird 13B, known as Hot Bird 8 prior to 2012, is a geostationary communications satellite. Operated by Eutelsat , it provides direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting services from geostationary orbit as part of Eutelsat's Hot Bird constellation at a longitude of 13° East.
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.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Eutelsat's Hotbird 13G satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 1:22 a.m. EDT Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022.
Hot Bird 13B (Hot Bird 8) [40] 2006-032A 13°E: Proton-M/Briz-M: Europe, North Africa, Middle East 5 August 2006 Formerly named Hot Bird 8 until March 2012 Hot Bird 13C (Hot Bird 9) 2008-065D Ariane 5 ECA: 20 December 2008 Formerly named Hot Bird 9 until March 2012 Hot Bird 13E (Hot Bird 7A/Eurobird 9A/Eutelsat 9A) [41] 2006-007B 11 March 2006
There are also triple monoblock LNB units, which enable users to receive signals from three satellites. For example Hotbird 13°E, Eutelsat 16°E and Astra 19.2°E can be used for positions Eutelsat 7°E, Eutelsat 10°E, and Hotbird 13°E. This monoblock can also be used for other positions with the same spacing (3°+3°=6°spacing).
Eutelsat 8 West C, known as Hot Bird 6 prior to 2012 and Hot Bird 13A from 2012 to 2013, is a geostationary communications satellite. Operated by Eutelsat , it provides direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting services from geostationary orbit .
On 15 June 2011, Afghan TV was launched in on the Hotbird 13°E satellite, meaning that the whole of Europe now can receive Afghan TV. Viewers in the Middle East can now receive Afghan TV on two satellites: Hotbird 13°E and Turksat 3A 42°E. On 27 June 2011, the name 'Afghan TV' (on Hotbird) was suddenly renamed to 'boxelet.com'. It is unknown ...