Eutelsat 8 West C

Eutelsat 8 West C

Names	Hot Bird 6 (2002–2012) Hot Bird 13A (2012–2013) Eutelsat 8 West C (2013–2015) Eutelsat 33D (2015–2016) Eutelsat 70D (2016)
Mission type	Communications
Operator	Eutelsat
COSPAR ID	2002-038A
SATCAT no.	27499
Website	https://www.eutelsat.com/en/home.html
Mission duration	21 years, 9 months and 20 days (in orbit)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Hot Bird 6
Spacecraft type	Spacebus
Bus	Spacebus-3000B3
Manufacturer	Alcatel Space
Launch mass	3,905 kg (8,609 lb)
Dry mass	1,900 kg (4,200 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	21 August 2002, 22:05:00 UTC
Rocket	Atlas V 401 (AV-001)
Launch site	Cape Canaveral, SLC-41
Contractor	Lockheed Martin
Entered service	October 2002
End of mission
Disposal	Graveyard orbit
Deactivated	2016
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	13° East (2002–2013) 8° West (2013–2015) 33° West (2015–2016) 70° East (2016)
Transponders
Band	32 transponders: 28 Ku-band 4 Ka-band
Coverage area	Europe, Africa, Middle East
Eutelsat constellation ← Hot Bird 5 Hot Bird 7 →

Eutelsat 8 West C, known as Hot Bird 6 prior to 2012 and Hot Bird 13A from 2012 to 2013, is a geostationary communications satellite. Operated by Eutelsat, it provides direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting services from geostationary orbit. The satellite was part of Eutelsat's Hot Bird constellation at a longitude of 13° East, until it was relocated to 8° West between July 2013 and August 2013.