Sky Mexico 1
| Sky Mexico 1 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | May 27, 2015 at 9:16 PM UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 ECA VA223 |
| Launch site | Center Spatial Guyanais |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2015-026B |
| Takeoff mass | 2962 kg |
| Empty mass | 1250 kg |
| Dimensions | 4.7 × 3.0 × 2.5 m |
| Span in orbit | 15.5 m |
| Manufacturer | Orbital ATK |
| Satellite bus | GEOStar 2.4E |
| lifespan | 15th |
| Stabilization | Three-axis stabilization |
| operator | SKY México |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 24 Ku-band and 2 reverse-band transponders |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 5 kW |
| Power storage | two lithium-ion battery sets of type 4P9S from SAFT |
| position | |
| First position | 78.8 ° West |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Sky Mexico 1 (SKYM 1, DIRECTV KU-79W) is a commercial communications satellite of owned by DirecTV and Grupo Televisa SAB operator located SKY México .
He was appointed in autumn 2011 and on 27 May 2015 21:16 UTC with an Ariane 5 - launcher from the Guiana Space Center along with DirecTV-15 into a geostationary brought orbit.
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 24 Ku-band and 2 reverse-band transponders as well as 32 traveling wave tubes and is to provide telecommunication services from the position 78.8 ° West from Mexico , Central America and the Caribbean . A reverse band is a variant of the electromagnetic spectrum in which the band range that is normally used for the uplink is used for the downlink and vice versa. The satellite is equipped with hydrazine catalytically decomposing single-fuel engines for attitude control as well as for holding or changing the position of the satellite . The energy supply is provided by two solar cell arms . Sky Mexico 1 was built on the basis of the GEOStar 2.4E satellite bus from Orbital ATK and has a planned service life of 15 years.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b raumfahrer.net: Ariane 5 start: DirecTV 15 and Sky Mexico 1 in space , author: Axel Nantes, accessed on December 29, 2015