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

West	5WA 7WA 8WB 12WB 36WA 65WA 113WA 115WB 117WA 117WB

Hot Bird	13B 13C 13E

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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