Eutelsat 117 West A

Overview

Eutelsat 117 West A

names list	Satmex 8 (2013–2014) Eutelsat 117 West A (2014–present)
mission type	Communication
operator	Satmex (2013–2014) Eutelsat (2014–present)
cospar id	2013-012A
satcat	39122
mission duration	15 years
spacecraft bus	LS-1300‡R1R‡
manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral
launch mass	5500 kg
launch date	26 March 2013, 19:06:48 UTC‡R2R‡
launch rocket	Proton-M/Briz-M
launch site	Baikonur 200/39‡R3R‡
launch contractor	ILS
orbit epoch	27 May 2014, 10:01:52 UTC‡R4R‡
orbit reference	Geocentric
orbit regime	Geostationary
orbit periapsis	35785 km
orbit apoapsis	35800 km
orbit inclination	0.02 degrees
orbit period	23.93 hours
orbit longitude	116.78° West
apsis	gee
trans band	24 C-band 40 Ku-band

Eutelsat 117 West A, formerly Satmex 8, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Eutelsat. Previously operated by Satmex, it was launched by a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket in March 2013 to replace Satmex 5, and is being used to provide communication services to North, Central and South America,[5] with broadband, voice and data transmission, and video broadcasting services.[1][6] The satellite was transferred from Satmex to Eutelsat when the companies merged in 2014, being renamed as part of the Eutelsat fleet in May 2014.[7]

Specifications

The satellite is model SSL 1300E and carries twenty four C band transponders operating with 36 MHz and forty transponders in the operating with 36 MHz.