Eurobird was a series of

satellites A satellite or an artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body. They have a variety of uses, including communication relay, weather forecasting, navigation ( GPS), broadcasting, scientif ...

owned and operated by

Eutelsat Eutelsat S.A. is a French satellite operator. Providing coverage over the entire European continent, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas, it has been the world's third-largest satellite operator in terms of revenues. Its subsidiary E ...

. The Eurobird satellites provided broadcasting and telecommunication services primarily to the Western and Central European region from orbital positions of 9, 25.5 and 33 degrees East. The Eurobird brand was phased out on 1 March 2012, with the satellites becoming part of Eutelsat's main fleet in a company-wide rebranding. Eurobirds still in operation: * Eutelsat 33C (formerly Eurobird 1 and Eutelsat 28A), located at 33° East, carries no services at the moment. *

Eutelsat 25B Eurobird was a series of satellites owned and operated by Eutelsat. The Eurobird satellites provided broadcasting and telecommunication services primarily to the Western and Central European region from orbital positions of 9, 25.5 and 33 degrees E ...

/ Es'hail (formerly Eurobird 2), located at 25.5° East, was formerly

Hot Bird Hot Bird (also styled Hotbird) is a group of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13 °E over the equator ( orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Asia, Europe, North Africa, Americas and the Middle East. Only digital r ...

5 at 13° East. It is more commonly referred to as

Arabsat The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (often abbreviated as Arabsat) is a communications satellite operator in the Arab World, headquartered in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Arabsat was created to deliver satellite-based, public and ...

2D, and carries mostly

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television. * Eutelsat 33A (formerly Eurobird 3), located at 33° East, mainly used for

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access. *Eutelsat 9A (formerly Eurobird 9A), located at 9° East, carries the German

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package, the Russian

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package, and

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Europe. Eurobirds no longer in operation: * Eutelsat 4A (formerly Eurobird 4A), located at 4° East since June 2009, retired in 2012. Pending investigation of damage caused to the craft, the retired

3 will become Eurobird 10, positioned at 10E alongside Eutelsat W1.

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