Hot Bird 13B

Hot Bird 13B

Names	Hot Bird 8 (2006–2012) Hot Bird 13B (2012–2023) Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B
Mission type	Communications
Operator	Eutelsat
COSPAR ID	2006-032A
SATCAT no.	29270
Website	www.eutelsat.com/en/satellites/the-fleet/EUTELSAT-HB13B.html
Mission duration	15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Hot Bird 8
Spacecraft type	Eurostar (satellite bus)
Bus	Eurostar-3000
Manufacturer	EADS Astrium
Launch mass	4,875 kg (10,748 lb)
Power	14 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	4 August 2006, 21:48:00 UTC
Rocket	Proton-M / Briz-M
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 200/39
Contractor	Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service	October 2006
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	13° East
Transponders
Band	64 Ku-band
Coverage area	Europe, North Africa, Middle East
Eutelsat constellation ← Hot Bird 7A Hot Bird 9 →

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.

Eutelsat and EADS Astrium announced in September 2003 the signature of a contract for the construction the Hot Bird 8 broadcast satellite. Hot Bird 8 was constructed by EADS Astrium, and is based on the Eurostar-3000 satellite bus. It has a mass of 4,875 kg (10,748 lb) and is expected to operate for 15 years. The spacecraft has 64 Ku-band transponders,^[1] broadcasting satellite television and radio to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.^[2]

Hot Bird 8, as it was then named, was launched by a Proton-M launch vehicle with a Briz-M upper stage. The launch took place from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, at 21:48:00 UTC on 4 August 2006 ^[3] with spacecraft separation occurring at 06:59:20 UTC on 5 August 2006.^[4] The launch was conducted by International Launch Services.^[5] The spacecraft was deployed into geosynchronous transfer orbit, raising itself to its operational geostationary position at 13° East by means of its apogee motor. The spacecraft is co-located with Hot Bird 13C and Hot Bird 13D.

• Hot Bird 13B at the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization official website.
• Hot Bird 13B frequency chart on LyngSat