Atlas V 401
SuccessHot Bird 6 · Lockheed Martin
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Aug 21, 2002, 22:05 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Aug 21, 2002, 22:05 UTC – Wednesday, Aug 21, 2002, 22:05 UTC
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Hot Bird 6
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Eutelsat 8 West C, known as Hot Bird 6 prior to 2012 and Hot Bird 13A from 2012 to 2013, is a French communications satellite. Operated by Eutelsat, it provides direct to home broadcasting services from geostationary orbit.
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