Eutelsat 117 West B.

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Eutelsat 117 West B.
Start date June 14, 2016 at 14:29 UTC
Launcher Falcon 9 v1.2
Launch site Cape Canaveral
Takeoff mass 1800 kg
Dimensions 4.6 x 2.1 x 2.1 m
Manufacturer Boeing Satellite Systems
Satellite bus BSS-702SP
lifespan 15 years
Stabilization Three-axis stabilization
operator Eutelsat
Playback information
Transponder 48 Ku-band transponders (36 MHz)
Bandwidth 36 MHz
Others
Electrical power unknown
position
First position 116.8 ° West
List of geostationary satellites

Eutelsat 117 West B (SATMEX-9, E117WB) is a communications satellite of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization Eutelsat , based in Paris.

He was born on June 14, 2016 at 14:29 UTC with a Falcon 9 - carrier rocket from the rocket launch site Cape Canaveral (along with ABS 2A ) into a geostationary brought orbit.

The three-axis stabilized satellite with 48 Ku-band - transponders equipped for four coverage areas and is on the position of 116.8 degrees West from Latin America to supply telecommunications services and television for residential use and the governments. It is co-positioned next to Satmex 8 at 116.8 ° West. It was built on the basis of the BSS-702SP satellite bus from Boeing Satellite Systems and has a planned service life of 15 years. The satellite is also equipped with a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) payload called GEO-5, which was developed by Raytheon on behalf of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ NASASpaceFlight.com: SpaceX conducts Falcon 9 dual satellite launch , accessed June 23, 2016
  2. ↑ Spaceflight 101: Eutelsat 117 West B - Falcon 9 - Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS 2A , accessed on June 23, 2016