Blue Marble Sparkles: Airbus-built HOTBIRD 13G Satellite Provides Colourful Selfie

April 28, 2023

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The Airbus-built Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G satellite has reached its geostationary orbit, 36,000 km above us. A month after its twin satellite HOTBIRD13F, it completed its electric orbit raising  in five months and used cameras to do visual checks to complement the comprehensive testing at its orbital position. While its twin was equipped with a black and white camera, HOTBIRD 13G, the eighth Airbus-built full-electric satellite, has a full colour device.

HOTBIRD13G colourful selfie
HOTBIRD13-G is equipped with a camera - this time in colour - at the tip of one of the robotic arms hosting the electric propulsion thrusters

Source : Airbus Defense and Space