- Atlantic Bird
Atlantic Bird is the name for a set of satellites operated by
Eutelsat operating over theAtlantic Ocean .Two of the original three satellites replaced the
France Telecom Telecom 2 series satellites which Eutelsat had acquired in 1999.Four satellites are in operation as of
2006 :*
Atlantic Bird 1 , operating at 12.5°W
*Atlantic Bird 2 , operating at 8°W (ReplacedTelecom 2A )
*Atlantic Bird 3 , aSpacebus 3000B3, operating at 5°W (ReplacedTelecom 2C )
*Atlantic Bird 4 , operating at 7°W (FormerlyHot Bird 4, also known asNilesat 103)
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