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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.

Four 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 4A, operating at 7°W (Formerly Hotbird 4 also known as Nilesat 103)
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