Hot Bird is the common name of a family of 5 satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator (orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

Both digital and analogue radio and television channels are transmitted by the Hotbird constellation, with service both free-to-air and encrypted. In addition there are a few interactive and IP services. The satellites currently at 13°E are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. Hot Bird 5 is no longer in this position; it was re-located to 26°E and renamed Arabsat 2D. The reason for the re-location was premature deterioration of the solar panels, which reduced the available power. Hot Bird 7 was lost in December 2002 during the Ariane 5 ECA launch. Hot Birds 7A and 8 are currently under construction.