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        | Back to the list |  | Satellite Name: Eutelsat 70D (E70D, E33D, Eutelsat 8 West C, E8WC, Eutelsat Hot Bird 13A, HB13A, HB6, HotBird 6, Hot bird 6) Status: retired
 Position: 70° E (137.5° W)
 NORAD: 27499
 Cospar number: 2002-038A
 Operator: Eutelsat Communications S.A.
 Launch date: 28-Aug-2002
 Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS
 Launch vehicle: Atlas 5 (Atlas V)
 Launch mass (kg): 3800
 Dry mass (kg): 1900
 Manufacturer: Thales Group
 Model (bus): Spacebus-3000B3
 Orbit: GEO
 Expected lifetime: 12 yrs.
 
 | Call sign: Beacon(s): 11700.4H, 11701.6V, 19700.982H
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