(CercleFinance.com) – Eutelsat Communications announces that its Hotbird 13G satellite was successfully launched into geostationary transfer orbit by SpaceX, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket which took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 6:22 a.m. Paris time (5:22 a.m. Paris time). UTC).
‘Separation of the all-electric satellite took place after a 35-minute flight and the start-up of the spacecraft systems took place successfully over a period of three hours. he.
As a reminder, this is the second of two satellites designed by Airbus Defense and Space and intended to be placed at Eutelsat’s flagship position at 13 degrees East to replace three older satellites there.