LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Wed Aug 21 2002
Lockheed Martin
Hot Bird 6
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas V 401Description:
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- Eutelsat 8 West C, known as Hot Bird 6 prior to 2012 and Hot Bird 13A from 2012 to 2013, is a French communications satellite. Operated by Eutelsat, it provides direct to home broadcasting services from geostationary orbit.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41