W3B / BSAT 3B

Description of Ariane 5 payload scheduled for end of October 2010

W3B from Eutelsat Communications is a satellite built by Thales Alenia Space. 56 repetors on a TAS Spacebus 4000 platform stabilized 3 axes.

This satellite will be dedicated to broadcasting, telecommunication and broadband access services.

Orbital position : 7° East

Total mass at launch : 5 400 kg

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RASCOM-QAF 1R is a telecommunication service satellite built from a platform TAS Spacebus 4000 B3 stabilized 3 axes for RascomStar-QAF.

It will cover the rural African zones and its major objectives will be to allow the reduction of the digital divide and the isolation of the African countries.

Orbital position : 2,85° East longitude

Total mass at launch : 3 050 kg

Operational lifetime : 15 years