NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2006-032A
Hot Bird 8 is a European (EUTELSAT) geostationary satellite that was launched by a Proton-M rocket from Baikonur at 21:48 UT on 04 August 2006. The 4.9 tonne (with fuel), 14 kW satellite carries 64 Ku-band transponders to provide radio and television coverage through 950 digital channels to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East after parking over 13° E longitude, replacing Hot Bird 3.
Launch Date: 2006-08-04
Launch Vehicle: Proton-M
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office