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Eutelsat 3B

Zenit 3SL

Historical mission record

This page records Zenit 3SL | Eutelsat 3B and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITESea Launch

Mission

With up to 51 transponders, the EUTELSAT 3B satellite will complement Eutelsat’s capacity portfolio and geographic reach, adding resources in three frequency bands connected to fixed and steerable antennas for maximum flexibility.

Launch vehicle
Zenit 3SL
Mission type
Communications
Destination orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch pad
Launch Platform Odyssey
Provider
Sea Launch

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Launch vehicle

Zenit 3SL

Height
4.6 m
Diameter
0.42 m
Stages
1
Recorded launches
36
First flight
1999-03-28

Recorded timing

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Launch site & orbit

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