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'''Eurobird''' was a series of [[Satellite|satellites]] owned and operated by [[Eutelsat]]. The Eurobird satellites provided broadcasting and telecommunication services primarily to the Western and Central European region from orbital positions of 9, 25.5 and 33 degrees East. The Eurobird brand was phased out on 1 March 2012, with the satellites becoming part of Eutelsat's main fleet in a company-wide rebranding.
Eurobirds still in operation:
*[[Eutelsat 33C]] (formerly Eurobird 1 and Eutelsat 28A), located at 33° East, carries no services at the moment.
*[[Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1|Eutelsat 25B]] / Es'hail (formerly Eurobird 2), located at 25.5° East, was formerly [[Hot Bird]] 5 at 13° East. It is more commonly referred to as [[Arab Satellite Communications Organization|Arabsat]] 2D, and carries mostly [[free-to-air]] television.<ref>[http://www.lyngsat.com/europe.html Europe zone]</ref>
*[[Eutelsat 31A|Eutelsat 33A]] (formerly Eurobird 3), located at 33° East, mainly used for [[Satellite Internet access|satellite internet]] access.
*Eutelsat 9A (formerly Eurobird 9A), located at 9° East, carries the German [[KabelKiosk]] package, the Russian [[Platform HD]] package, and [[American Forces Network]] Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afneurope.net/EB9/FAQ.HTML |title=Eurobird 9A AFN FAQ |publisher=Armed Forces Network Europe |access-date=2011-08-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820111539/http://www.afneurope.net/EB9/FAQ.HTML |archive-date=2011-08-20 }}</ref>
Eurobirds no longer in operation:
*[[Eutelsat 4A]] (formerly Eurobird 4A), located at 4° East since June 2009, retired in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Satbeams - World Of Satellites at your fingertips |url=http://www.satbeams.com/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Satbeams Web and Mobile}}</ref>
Pending investigation of damage caused to the craft, the retired [[Hot Bird]] 3 will become [[Eurobird 10]], positioned at 10E alongside Eutelsat [[W series (satellites)|W1]].
==List of providers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Location
!Website
|-
|[[Eutelsat]]
|France
|www.eutelsat.com
|-
|[[Globecast]]
|France
|www.globecast.com
|-
|[[Wide Network Solutions]]
|United Kingdom
|www.widenetworks.net
|-
|[[Sky Italia]]
|Italy
|www.sky.it
|-
|[[Arqiva]]
|United Kingdom
|www.arqiva.com
|-
|}
==References==
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