EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS HOTBIRD 13F will inaugurate the Eurostar Neo satellite era, while still benefiting from Airbus' strong heritage of 80 Eurostar family satellites already launched. It will be positioned at 13 degrees east along with its twin satellite, HOTBIRD 13G, also built by Airbus and being launched later this year.
The Eurostar Neo pair feature increased payload capacity, more efficient power and thermal control systems than previous generation and will replace three
Francois Gaullier, Head of Telecommunications & Navigation Systems at Airbus said: '
The HOTBIRD 13F and 13G satellites will both have more than two tons of payload, spacecraft power of 22 kW and yet a launch mass of only 4,500 kg, thanks to Electric Orbit Raising. They will enhance
Airbus' Eurostar Neo platform has been developed under the
Airbus' geostationary telecommunications satellites have clocked up more than a thousand years of cumulated successful operation and are in service or being built for all of the world's leading geostationary satellite operators.
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