In particular, Eutelsat has received the opportune license to use this orbit geostacionaria during the next 20 years.

For Eutelsat it is very important to arrange of the operation capacity of 4th West, given that there is very close to the satellite Atlantic Bird 3 (5th West), "historical" orbital position on the market of the television satelital French. Not in vain, there are many French hearths that keep on having the satellite dish faced towards 5th West where they can receive in analogical and openly the terrestrial channels of the Gallic country.

Eutelsat is comocedor of this fact and 4th West wants to destine the orbit of to distribute the sign of the channels of the French terrestrial digital television (TNT). The hearths with the satellite dish faced to Atlantic Bird 3 practically will not have to realize any technical change to receive the position of 4th West.

The fact of occupying 4th West will coincide with the use that of him Owners make the satellites israelís 2 and Owners 3. Technically it is possible to face the bundles of the transpondedores towards the European west without this c intereferir to the diffusion of the satellites Owners.

For the time being it is not known that satellite will destine Eutelsa towards this new position but it is possible that it could re-use the old men W4A and Eutelsat Sesat 1 once stops giving service in 36th East, as it is foreseen.


(SatCesc, 27/11/08)