Geostationary
EUTELSAT 5 WEST B
European / Atlantic Communications · Eutelsat
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A Eutelsat satellite at 5°W providing enhanced Ku and Ka-band coverage for Western Europe, North Africa, and the Americas. The 5°W position was historically important for Eutelsat's Atlantic coverage and continues to serve European broadcasters distributing content across the Atlantic and providing broadband to maritime users crossing the North Atlantic shipping lanes.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,233–22,250 mi (35,781–35,808 km)
- Inclination
- 0.1°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 44624
- Int’l designator
- 2019-067A
- Launched
- 2019
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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