QuetzSat 1

QuetzSat 1 is a Mexican high-power geostationary communications satellite which is operated by the Mexican operator QuetzSat (a joint venture of SES, formerly in its full name Société Européenne des Satellites, of Luxembourg, and Grupo Medcom of Mexico, of the Serna family) ^[1] It is positioned in geostationary orbit, and located at 77° West, from where it provides direct broadcasting services to United States and a part of Mexico for Dish Mexico.^[3][4]

QuetzSat 1

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Quetzat[1]
COSPAR ID	2011-054A
SATCAT no.	37826
Mission duration	15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Bus	LS-1300
Manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral
Launch mass	5,514 kilograms (12,156 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	29 September 2011, 18:32 (2011-09-29UTC18:32Z) UTC
Rocket	Proton-M/Briz-M
Launch site	Baikonur 200/39
Contractor	ILS
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	77° West
Perigee altitude	35,774 kilometres (22,229 mi)
Apogee altitude	35,797 kilometres (22,243 mi)
Inclination	0.06 degrees
Period	1,436.04 minutes
Epoch	14 October 2011[2]
Transponders
Band	32 Ku band

QuetzSat 1 was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus. It is equipped with 32 Ku band transponder and at launch it had a mass of 5,514 kilograms (12,156 lb). It has a design life of fifteen years.^[5] QuetzSat 1 is part of the SES satellite fleet.^[6]

Launch

QuetzSat 1 was launched by International Launch Services using a Proton-M carrier rocket with a Briz-M upper stage from site 200 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, at 18:32 UTC on 29 September 2011.^[7] The launch successfully placed QuetzSat 1 into a geosynchronous transfer orbit, making it the 49th comsat of the SES satellite fleet.^[6][8]

Technical specs

• Operator: QuetzSat
• Manufacturer: Space Systems/Loral
• Purpose: Direct-broadcast satellite
• Orbital location: 77° West
• Payload: 32 Ku band transponder
• Platform: LS-1300S (expanded)
• Mass: 5,514 kg
• Spacecraft propulsion: Aerojet R-4D, 4 plasma thrusters SPT-100
• Stabilisation: 3 axis
• Lifetime: 15 years
• Also known as: 37826^[4]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• Dish Network
• Echostar