W6 21.5° EASTLocated at 21.5° East, W6 (formerly W3) is ideal for companies needing to communicate between Europe, North Africa, the Sahara, the Middle East and the Gulf region. Fine-tuned for professional communications, the satellite is perfect for applications such as VSAT networks, broadband Internet and data broadcasting.
With twenty-eight simultaneously active transponders, W6 provides a widebeam coverage of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, and a steerable coverage centred over North West Africa, and the Middle East.
Like the W2 satellite, ten channels can be individually configured for operation via either of the two coverages. The remaining channels are connected to the widebeam coverage.
Launch date: 12/04/1999
Launch details: Atlas IIAS (AC-154)
Satellite construction: Alcatel Space Industries

Coverage Maps Wide Beam coverage

Steerable beam