Hot Bird 9 & Eutelsat W2M

Hot Bird 13C, formerly Hot Bird 9, is a communications satellite operated by Eutelsat. It was built by EADS Astrium, based on a Eurostar E3000 satellite bus. It was positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 13°E. After in-orbit testing, it will provide communications services to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, with 64 NATO J-band (IEEE Ku band) transponders. The satellite has an expected service life of 15 years. It is identical to the Hot Bird 8 and Hot Bird 10 satellites.

Afghansat 1, formerly named Eutelsat W2M, Eutelsat 48B, and Eutelsat 28B is a telecommunications satellite operated by Afghanistan's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.