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:
“The settlement of America had its origins in the unsettlement of Europe. America came into existence when the European was already so distant from the ancient ideas and ways of his birthplace that the whole span of the Atlantic did not widen the gulf.”
—Lewis Mumford (1895–1990)
“The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.”
—Maya Angelou (b. 1928)