Eutelsat 117 West A

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]

Eutelsat 117 West A

Names	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 no.	39122
Mission duration	15 years[1]
Spacecraft properties
Bus	LS-1300[1]
Manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral
Launch mass	5,500 kilograms (12,100 lb)[2]
Start of mission
Launch date	26 March 2013, 19:06:48 (2013-03-26UTC19:06:48Z) UTC[3]
Rocket	Proton-M/Briz-M
Launch site	Baikonur 200/39[2]
Contractor	ILS
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	116.78° West
Perigee altitude	35,785 kilometres (22,236 mi)
Apogee altitude	35,800 kilometres (22,200 mi)
Inclination	0.02 degrees
Period	23.93 hours
Epoch	27 May 2014, 10:01:52 UTC[4]
Transponders
Band	24 C-band 40 Ku-band

Specifications

The satellite is model SSL 1300E and carries twenty four C band transponders operating with 36 MHz and forty transponders in the K_u band operating with 36 MHz.^[2]