Новые названия спутников

С 1 марта 2012г спутники Eutelsat получат новые названия.

TABLE OF CURRENT SATELLITES

ORBITAL POSITION	PREVIOUS NAME	NEW NAME
12.5 degrees West	ATLANTIC BIRD^TM 1	EUTELSAT 12 West A
8 degrees West	ATLANTIC BIRD^TM 2	EUTELSAT 8 West A
7 degrees West	ATLANTIC BIRD^TM 7	EUTELSAT 7 West A
5 degrees West	ATLANTIC BIRD^TM 3	EUTELSAT 5 West A
3 degrees East	EUTELSAT 3A	EUTELSAT 3A
3 degrees East	EUTELSAT 3C	EUTELSAT 3C
7 degrees East	W3A	EUTELSAT 7A
9 degrees East	EUROBIRD^TM 9A	EUTELSAT 9A
9 degrees East	KA-SAT	EUTELSAT KA-SAT 9A
10 degrees East	W2A	EUTELSAT 10A
13 degrees East	HOT BIRD 6	EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13A
13 degrees East	HOT BIRD 8	EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13B
13 degrees East	HOT BIRD 9	EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13C
16 degrees East	W3C	EUTELSAT 16A
16 degrees East	EUROBIRD^TM 16	EUTELSAT 16B
16 degrees East	SESAT 1	EUTELSAT 16C
21.5 degrees East	W6	EUTELSAT 21A
25.5 degrees East	EUROBIRD^TM 2	EUTELSAT 25A
28.5 degrees East	EUROBIRD^TM 1	EUTELSAT 28A
33 degrees East	EUROBIRD^TM 3	EUTELSAT 33A
36 degrees East	W4	EUTELSAT 36A
36 degrees East	W7	EUTELSAT 36B
48 degrees East	W48	EUTELSAT 48A
70.5 degrees East	W5	EUTELSAT 70A

Third-party satellites (SESAT 2, TELECOM 2D, TELSTAR 12) will not change their name.

TABLE OF FUTURE SATELLITES

ORBITAL POSITION	PREVIOUS NAME	NEW NAME
3 degrees East	EUTELSAT 3B	EUTELSAT 3B
7 degrees East	W3D	EUTELSAT 7B
9 degrees East	EUROBIRD^TM 9B	EUTELSAT 9B
21.5 degrees East	W6A	EUTELSAT 21B
25.5 degrees East	EUROBIRD^TM 2A	EUTELSAT 25B
70.5 degrees East	W5A	EUTELSAT 70B

по информации http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/eutelsat-satellites.html