Geostationary
EUTELSAT 70B
Central Asian / Indian Ocean Communications · Eutelsat
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A Eutelsat satellite at 70.5°E providing Ku and C-band services across Central Asia, South Asia, and the Indian Ocean. Eutelsat-70B covers the critical connectivity gap between the Middle East and Southeast Asia — serving maritime users in the Arabian Sea, enterprise customers in Central Asian countries along China's Belt and Road corridor, and broadcasters reaching South Asian diaspora audiences.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,232–22,252 mi (35,779–35,810 km)
- Inclination
- 0.1°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 39020
- Int’l designator
- 2012-069A
- Launched
- 2012
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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