Hot Bird 13E

Summary

Hot Bird 13E is a direct-broadcast satellite^[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (direct_broadcast_satellite category, ranking #8 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hot Bird 13E's instance of is recorded as direct-broadcast satellite^[3].
• Hot Bird 13E's instance of is recorded as geostationary satellite^[4].
• Hot Bird 13E's operator is recorded as Eutelsat^[5].
• Hot Bird 13E's manufacturer is recorded as Alcatel Alenia Space^[6].
• Hot Bird 13E's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2006-007B^[7].
• Hot Bird 13E's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 5 ECA^[8].
• Hot Bird 13E's SCN is recorded as 28946^[9].
• Hot Bird 13E's country of origin is recorded as France^[10].
• Hot Bird 13E's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[11].
• Hot Bird 13E's powered by is recorded as S400^[12].
• Hot Bird 13E's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[13].
• Hot Bird 13E's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2006-03-11T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Hot Bird 13E's spacecraft bus is recorded as Spacebus-3000B3^[15].
• Hot Bird 13E's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[16].
• Hot Bird 13E's space tug is recorded as ESC-A H14.4^[17].
• Hot Bird 13E's start point is recorded as ELA-3^[18].
• Hot Bird 13E's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+4100'}^[19].
• Hot Bird 13E's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1740'}^[20].
• Hot Bird 13E's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11dyjztpm^[21].
• Hot Bird 13E's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "28946"]^[22].
• Hot Bird 13E's service life is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+15'}^[23].
• Hot Bird 13E's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 2006-007B^[24].

Why It Matters

Hot Bird 13E draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (direct_broadcast_satellite category, ranking #8 of 9).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]