European communications satellite into orbit

Kazakhstan – telecommunications satellite that will serve the European region reported successfully achieved orbit, after launch from the Baikonur base, Kazakhstan, last Friday.

As reported by AFP, Sunday (5/4/2009), the European communications satellite was transported by Russia’s Proton rocket M.

“The satellite was successfully launched as planned, and currently under the control of Eutelsat,” said an official with Russia’s space agency, Roskosmos.

Eutelset W2A satellite was launched, designed to help multimedia transmission services, such as television and the network for mobile phones.

Transatlantic telecommunications satellite, Atlantic Bird 2 Tuesday’s Europe has been launched, the European satellite station in Kourou, French Guyana said Wednesday.

Eutelsat consortium known to have launched several telecommunications satellites. In early 2009 Eutelset work with the French airline company, Arianespace successfully two communications satellites into orbit two satellites it is HOT BIRD 10. Satellite is a satellite owned Eutel the Arianspace launched 24.

In 2008, Arianespace has successfully launched HOT BIRD 9 in December 2008, which is now located in the orbit Eutelsat flagship at 13 degrees East longitude