Geostationary
EUTELSAT 7B
Central African Communications · Eutelsat
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A Eutelsat satellite at 7°E providing Ku-band broadcasting and broadband for Central Africa and the broader sub-Saharan region. The 7°E position provides strong coverage deep into Central Africa — the Congo Basin, Cameroon, Nigeria, and surrounding countries — where Eutelsat competes to provide the satellite backbone for broadcasting, enterprise communications, and growing mobile backhaul for African cellular operators.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,230–22,253 mi (35,775–35,813 km)
- Inclination
- 0.1°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 39163
- Int’l designator
- 2013-022A
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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