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Hot Bird 2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

20:47:00

Thursday November 21, 1996

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Mission Details

Hotbird 2

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Hot Bird (also styled HOTBIRD) is a group of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the equator (orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Asia, Europe, North Africa, the Americas, and the Middle East.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Retired
Atlas IIA

Active 1992 to 2002

Lockheed Martin logo

Manufacturer

Lockheed

Rocket

Height: 47.5m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 7,316 kg

GTO: 3,180 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,479 Kilonewtons

Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

46 days 2 hours

Stats

Atlas II

25th

Mission

5th

Mission of 1996

1996

71st

Orbital launch attempt