Eutelsat 9B

Mission

Eutelsat 9B

Type: Communications

Located at 9 degrees East in GEO, Eutelsat 9B will contain 66 Ku-band transponders for European countries. Based on the Eurostar E3000 platform the satellite weights 5175kg and is powered by 2 solar arrays.

Location

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

468 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

Rocket

Proton-M Briz-M

Length: 53 meters
Diameter: 7.4 meters

The Proton-M Briz-M rocket has been launched a total of 43 times with 40 successful and 3 failed launches.

Agency

International Launch Services

Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: ILS
Administration: Kirk Pysher
Founded: 1995

Country: USA

International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) is a joint venture with exclusive rights to the worldwide sale of commercial Angara and Proton rocket launch services. Proton launches take place at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan while Angara is planned to launch from the Plesetsk and Vostochny Cosmodromes in Russia.