Morelos 3
| Morelos 3 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | October 2, 2015, 10:28 UTC |
| Launcher | Atlas V (421) AV-059 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral , LC-41 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2015-056A |
| Takeoff mass | 5300 kg |
| Empty mass | 3200 kg |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Satellite Systems |
| model | BSS-702HP |
| Satellite bus | Boeing 702 |
| lifespan | 15 years (planned) |
| Stabilization | Three-axis stabilization |
| operator | Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | Ku-band and L-band transponders |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 14 kW (EOL) |
| position | |
| First position | 116.8 ° West |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Morelos 3 (MEXSAT-2) is a communications satellite owned by the Mexican government. It is part of the Mexsat communications satellite system that is operated by Mexico's Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (Ministry of Communications and Transport) and the Telecomunicaciones de México.
The Mexsat program is an end-to-end satellite communications system that provides communications services for cellular terminals across multiple platforms. The system consists of two satellites and the associated ground infrastructure. The satellite services include education and health programs, voice, data, video and internet services for rural areas to complement other networks, and it is also used for secure communications by the Mexican government and military.
Morelos 3 was on October 2, 2015, an Atlas V - carrier rocket from the Cape Canaveral AFS into a geostationary orbit brought.
The three-axis stabilized satellite with Ku-band - and L-band - transponders fitted, and a 22 m L-band and a 2 m Ku-band antenna and is intended on the position of 116.8 degrees West from Mexico and Central America telecommunications services supply. It was based on the satellite bus Boeing 702 from Boeing built and has a design life of 15 years. The satellite has more than 120 spot beams.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ulalaunch.com: ATLAS V MORELOS-3 Mission Brochure , accessed October 4, 2015
- ↑ a b nasaspaceflight.com: ULA marks 100th mission - Atlas V launches with Morelos-3 , accessed October 4, 2015
- ↑ Roger Cochetti: Mobile Satellite Communications Handbook . John Wiley & Sons, 2014, ISBN 978-1-118-90741-2 , pp. 183 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ raumfahrer.net: Mexsat 2 now also has carriers - flies on Atlas V , accessed on October 4, 2015