MISSION NAME
Hot Bird 6 6
Status
Success
DATE
21 AUG 2002
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Lockheed Martin
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Description
Eutelsat 8 West C, known as Hot Bird 6 prior to 2012 and Hot Bird 13A from 2012 to 2013, is a French communications satellite. Operated by Eutelsat, it provides direct to home broadcasting services from geostationary orbit.
Atlas V 401
Rocket Description
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.