Mexsat Bicentenario
| Mexsat Bicentenario | |
|---|---|
| Start date | December 19, 2012, 21:49 UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 ECA |
| Launch site | CSG , ELA-3 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2012-075B |
| Takeoff mass | 2935 kg |
| Dimensions | 4.9 m × 2.5 m × 3.3 m |
| Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| model | STAR-2.4E |
| Satellite bus | STAR bus |
| lifespan | 16 years (planned) |
| Stabilization | Three-axis |
| operator | SCT |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 8 C-band and 8 Ku-band |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 6.75 kW (EOL), 3.5 kW for payload |
| Power storage | Lithium-ion batteries |
| position | |
| First position | 114.9 ° West |
| drive | Hydrazine engine |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Mexsat Bicentenario (also Mexsat 3 ) is a commercial communications satellite owned by the Mexico Secretary of Communications and Transportation (SCT).
It was placed in geostationary orbit with Skynet 5D on December 19, 2012 at 21:49 UTC with an Ariane 5 ECA from the Center Spatial Guyanais rocket launch site in Kourou .
The three-axis stabilized satellite is eight Ku-band - and eight C-band - transponders (according to manufacturer twelve), a 2.3 m antenna for the C-band and a 2.5 x 2.7 m Antenna for the Ku- Belt as well as two solar cell booms equipped with gallium arsenide solar cells and is to provide telecommunication services from the position 114.9 ° west of Mexico and its neighboring countries. It was based on the STAR - satellite bus of Orbital Sciences Corporation built and has a design life of 16 years.
Web links
- Orbital: manufacturer website
- Gunter's Space Page: MEXSAT 3 (Bicentenario)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Arianespace: Lauch Kit ( Memento from November 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.9 MB)
- ↑ Orbital: Mexsat-Bicentenario_Fact.pdf (pdf; 1.4 MB)