EUTELSAT 12 WEST A

INCREASING CAPACITY
AT 12° WEST

Ku-band Europe Downlink Coverage

KEY MARKETS
→ Europe
→ North America
→ South America
→ North Africa
→ Middle East
51 dBW
50 dBW
KEY SERVICES
49 dBW
48 dBW → TV and radio broadcasting
46 dBW
44 dBW
→ Broadband applications
42 dBW 20° 0°
→ Data & Telecoms
40 dBW
38 dBW
SATELLITE
Satellite Manufacturer
Alenia Aerospazio
Launch Date
28/08/2002
Projected Lifetime
15 years
Orbital Position
12.5 degrees West
Frequencies
Ku-band
 EUTELSAT 12 WEST A

Ku-Band Combined American Downlink

CombinedCoverage Linkingfor
(North + South) American Downlink Coverage Europe
ATLANTIC BIRD 1 at 12.5°
49 dBW
and Americas
48 dBW
46 dBW The EUTELSAT 12 WEST A satellite
44 dBW was primarily designed to provide
42 dBW telecommunications services between
40 dBW Europe and the Americas.
38 dBW 20°
36 dBW
EUTELSAT 12 WEST A has an American
coverage comprising North and South
American zones. Its European coverage
encompasses Europe, North Africa and the
Middle East.

Offering high flexibility, the satellite

supports telecommunications networks
spanning the two continents, providing a
virtual common coverage. A signal received
from one coverage can be simultaneously
transmitted to the other coverage, or to
both coverages simultaneously. Signals can
also be received from both coverages and
transmitted to a single coverage.

Fully integrated with Eutelsat’s pan

European, Middle East and North African
44 dBW market reach, the EUTELSAT 12 WEST
42 dBW
A satellite provides American video
40 dBW
professionals with seamless access to over
38 dBW
36 dBW 120 million homes via bundled turnarounds
on Eutelsat’s leading DTH orbital positions.
It also allows internet content and service
providers to extend their reach, with a
choice gateway for direct access to the
heart of the internet backbone.

Eutelsat
70, rue Balard
75015 Paris
France
Tel: + 33 1 53 98 47 47

www.eutelsat.com
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