Atlantic Bird is the name for a set of satellites operated by Eutelsat operating over the Atlantic Ocean.
Two of the original three satellites replaced the France Telecom Telecom 2 series satellites which Eutelsat had acquired in 1999.
Five satellites are in operation as of 2006:
- Atlantic Bird 1, operating at 12.5°W
- Atlantic Bird 2, operating at 8°W (Replaced Telecom 2A)
- Atlantic Bird 3, a Spacebus 3000B3, operating at 5°W (Replaced Telecom 2C)
- Atlantic Bird 4, operated at 7°W (Formerly Hot Bird 4, also known as Nilesat 103)
- Atlantic Bird 7, operating at 7°W
Famous quotes containing the words atlantic and/or bird:
“I thought that when they said Atlantic Charter, that meant me and everybody in Africa and Asia and everywhere. But it seems like the Atlantic is an ocean that does not touch anywhere but North America and Europe.”
—Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)
“It is Nature’s own bird which lives on buds and diet-drink.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)