36° East

36° East is the key orbital location for TV broadcasting in Russia, the CIS, and Sub-Saharan Africa, and an important location for data services.

In Russia and the CIS, 25 million homes receive TV channels from 36° East. It is the leading broadcast neighbourhood reaching 50% of homes in the region.

36° East is also the key DTH position in Sub-Saharan Africa, with leading TV platforms reaching 8 million homes.

Over 1100 TV channels were broadcasting to these regions in 2020, with broadcasters including MultiChoice Africa, ZAP, NTV Plus and Tricolor TV.

LAUNCHED: 24/11/2009

CONSTRUCTOR: Thales Alenia Space

LAUNCHER: Proton Breeze M

EUTELSAT 36B is a multi-beam satellite for broadcast and telecommunications services. It is co-positioned with EUTELSAT 36C at 36° East, a key orbital location for TV broadcasting in Russia, the CIS, Central Asia and Africa.

With up to 70 Ku-band transponders connected to five downlink beams covering Europe, Russia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, EUTELSAT 36B provides bandwidth for digital video and telecommunications services in these regions. The satellite also has a high-power fixed beam and a steerable beam over South Africa, which are ideally suited for DTH applications.

In addition to video applications, EUTELSAT 36B offers potential for data and voice solutions using small ground terminals, in particular for oil and gas in Russia, Central Asia and West Africa.

LAUNCHED: 24/12/2015

CONSTRUCTOR: Airbus Defence & Space

Eutelsat has leased capacity on the RSCC (Russian Satellite Communication Company) satellite, Express-AMU1, launched in 2015 to 36° East. Capacity is commercialised under the name EUTELSAT 36C.

This state-of-the-art high-capacity satellite provides coverage of the European part of the Russian Federation in Ku and Ka-bands and also ensures service continuity and growth for broadcast markets developed by Eutelsat in sub-Saharan Africa.

EUTELSAT 36C is transforming the broadcasting infrastructure at 36° East into a broader system to support more television services and IP-based applications to match the development of Russia’s digital entertainment market.

• Video
• Broadband

• Russia & CIS
• Africa