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Im zweiten Anlauf hat es dann geklappt: Gegen Mitternacht deutscher Zeit startete von der ESA-Startrampe in Französisch-Guayana eine Ariane-5-Rakete, die die Rundfunksatelliten Hotbird 9 und W2M des französischen Betreibers Eutelsat erfolgreich ins All transportierte(Video)....Hotbird 9 verstärkt jetzt Eutelsats Position auf 13 Grad Ost um 64 Transponder, W2M mit 30 Transpondern ersetzt den älteren W2 auf 16 Grad Ost. Im kommenen Jahr will Eutelsat drei weitere Satelliten in die Umlaufbahn bringen.
HOT BIRD 9 will be launched in December 2008 and positioned at Eutelsat’s premium video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East. The launch of this new satellite is the second step in the renewal of the Group’s fleet at this location, undertaken in 2006 with the entry into service of HOT BIRD 8.Bringing together almost 1,100 TV channels and an audience of 120 million households, 13 degrees East is the leading neighbourhood worldwide for the number of programmes broadcast, including a growing base of High Definition channels.To ensure the utmost security for this location, Eutelsat has entrusted EADS-Astrium with the supply of three large identical satellites that will ensure total redundancy of the 102 transponders operated at 13 degrees East. HOT BIRD 9 will join HOT BIRD 8 launched in 2006. The redundancy programme will be completed with the arrival of HOT BIRD 10 at 13 degrees East. HOT BIRD 9 will support the development of digital television and of High Definition televison. A simple satellite dish will enable households to receive programmes broadcast by HOT BIRD 9 free-to-air and via subscription. This satellite will also feed cable networks, DTT and provide complementary TV coverage for triple-play offers deployed by telecommunications operators. HOT BIRD 9 will operate up to 64 transponders in Ku-band for its planned 15 year life in orbit.Like all HOT BIRD satellites, the coverage area of HOT BIRDTM9 will include Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The arrival of HOT BIRD 9 will release the HOT BIRD 7A satellite from its initial mission at 13 degrees East. The latter will then be transferred to Eutelsat’s new broadcasting neighbourhood over Europe, 9 degrees East, raising the number of operational transponders, from 20 to 38. In less than two years, 9 degrees East has brought together almost 150 channels, several pay-TV platforms and 16 HDTV channels, making this orbital position into a real success story.