W Series

The W series was a series of satellites operated by Eutelsat which provided various coverage and bandwidth options for consumer and business services in Europe, Asia and Africa. Some of the services provided by the W Series satellites were internet, public telephony, business networks, satellite news gathering, television and radio programme broadcasting and distribution.

The orbital positions of the satellites ranged from 7° East to 70.5° East, serving many business users, including telecommunication companies, radio and television broadcasters, international news agencies, manufacturing industry and multimedia service providers.

The series was discontinued in 2012 when Eutelsat rebranded its satellites, with the W Series, Atlantic Bird and Eurobird brands being merged to create a single fleet.

Eutelsat satellites

Post-2012 designations

East	3A 3B 3C 3D 4A 4B 7A 9A 9B 10A 16A 16B 16C 21A 21B 25A 25B 25C 28A 28B 31A 33A 33B 33C 36A 36B 36C 48A 48B 48C 48D 70A 70B 172A

West	5WA 7WA 8WA 8WB 8WC 12WA 65WA 113WA 115WA 115WB 117WA 117WB

Hot Bird	13A 13B 13C 13D

Other	KA-SAT SESAT-2 Telstar 12

Pre-2012 designations

Main brand

Eutelsat I	ECS-1 ECS-2 ECS-3 ECS-4 ECS-5

Eutelsat II	F-1 F-2 F-3 F-4 F-5

W Series	W1 W2 W2A W2M W3 W3A W3B W3C W3D W4 W5 W5A W6 W6A W7 W48 W75

Hot Bird

Atlantic Bird

Eurobird

Other

e-Bird
Eutelsat 3A
Eutelsat 3B
Eutelsat 3C
KA-SAT
SESAT-1
SESAT-2
Telstar 12

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