Hot Bird 1 Hot Bird 1 was launched by
Ariane 44LP on 28 March 1995. The 13° east slot predates the launch, with
Eutelsat I F-1 having been located there as early as 1983, and
Eutelsat II F-1 having also served time at the location. It has reached end-of-life.
Hot Bird 3 Hot Bird 3 was launched by
Ariane 44LP on 2 September 1997 and intended to be moved to 10°E to become
Eurobird 10. During the drift from 13°E to 10°E, the satellite suffered loss of power from one solar array. It was nevertheless successfully moved to 10°E, but could only operate at a reduced capacity. Since then, it is operating at 4°E under the name Eurobird 4. At last it was moved to 75°E and renamed to ABS_1B. It has reached end-of-life.
Hot Bird 4 Hot Bird 4 was launched by
Ariane 42P on 27 February 1998 and redeployed to 7°W in July 2006, becoming
Atlantic Bird 4 /
Nilesat 103.
Hot Bird 5 Hot Bird 5 was launched by
Atlas-2A on 9 October 1998 and re-located to 25.5°E and renamed
Eurobird 2. Six transponders are leased to
Arabsat under the name
Badr 2, after having been called
Arabsat 2D.
Hot Bird 6 (Hot Bird 13D) Hot Bird 6 was launched by
Atlas V 401 on 21 August 2002. Starting on 12 June 2009, the
day of Iranian elections, deliberate interference affecting this satellite was traced to
Iran. Hot Bird 6 is the primary carrier for
BBC Persian Television. As of 2013, it was replaced by Hot Bird 10 (Hot Bird 13D).
Hot Bird 7/7A (Hot Bird 13E) Hot Bird 7 was lost in December 2002 during the
Ariane 5 ECA launch. Its replacement,
Hot Bird 7A (a
Spacebus 3000B3) was successfully launched on 11 March 2006. Hot Bird 7A was renamed Eurobird 9A in February 2009. In December 2011, Eutelsat announced, that their satellite assets will be renamed under a unified brand name effective from March 2012. This satellite became Eutelsat 9A. In 2016 it was renamed Hot Bird 13E.
Hot Bird 8 (Hot Bird 13B) Hot Bird 8 was launched by
Proton on 5 August 2006. With a launch mass of 4.9 tonnes, Hot Bird 8 is the largest and the most powerful broadcast satellite serving
Europe.
Hot Bird 9 (Hot Bird 13C) Hot Bird 9 was launched by
Ariane 5 ECA in December 2008. Its entry into service enabled the Hot Bird 7A satellite to be redeployed to 9° East and rebranded Eurobird 9A, increasing capacity to 38
transponders at this orbital position. From March 2012, Hot Bird 9 became Eutelsat Hot Bird 13C and during the second quarter of 2023 Hot Bird 13G replace Hot Bird 9 at Eutelsats's 13° East position. This satellite renamed Eutelsat 10A now is located at 10.5° East for occasional feeds, data or inactive frequency
Hot Bird 10 (Eutelsat 33E) Hot Bird 10 was launched by
Ariane 5 ECA in February 2009 with
NSS-9,
Spirale A and Spirale B. It was initially commissioned as Atlantic Bird 4A at 7°W. When Atlantic Bird 7 became operational, it was renamed Eutelsat 3C and was colocated with Eutelsat 3A at 3° East. Later it became Hot Bird 13D and in 2016 Eutelsat 33E. This satellite is located at 33° East.
Hot Bird 13F Hot Bird 13F was launched by
Falcon 9 Block 5 in October 2022. The launch mass of the satellite is 4,476 kg (9,868 lb). The satellite has been produced by
Airbus Defence and Space and it's based on
Eurostar Neo bus. The satellite is designed to use PPS5000
plasma propulsion engine (developed by
Safran and using
xenon) to get to geostationary orbit.
Hot Bird 13G Hot Bird 13G was launched by
Falcon 9 Block 5 in November 2022. The satellite is very similar to Hot Bird 13F. Hot Bird 13G is active and replaces satellite 13C at orbital position 13°E. == Packages broadcast on Hot Bird ==