| QuetzSat 1 | |
| Mission Type: | Communication |
| Operator: | Quetzat |
| Cospar Id: | 2011-054A |
| Mission Duration: | 15 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft Bus: | LS-1300 |
| Manufacturer: | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch Date: | UTC |
| Launch Site: | Baikonur 200/39 |
| Orbit Epoch: | 14 October 2011[1] |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 35774km (22,229miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 35797km (22,243miles) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 0.06 degrees |
| Orbit Period: | 1,436.04 minutes |
| Orbit Longitude: | 77° West |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 32 Ku band |
QuetzSat 1 is a Mexican high-power geostationary communications satellite which is operated by the Mexican operator QuetzSat (a joint venture of SES, formerly in its full name Société Européenne des Satellites, of Luxembourg, and Grupo Medcom of Mexico, of the Serna family) [2] It is positioned in geostationary orbit, and located at 77° West, from where it provides direct broadcasting services to United States and a part of Mexico for Dish Mexico.[3] [4]
QuetzSat 1 was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus. It is equipped with 32 Ku band transponder and at launch it had a mass of . It has a design life of fifteen years.[5] QuetzSat 1 is part of the SES satellite fleet.[6]
QuetzSat 1 was launched by International Launch Services using a Proton-M carrier rocket with a Briz-M upper stage from site 200 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, at 18:32 UTC on 29 September 2011.[7] The launch successfully placed QuetzSat 1 into a geosynchronous transfer orbit, making it the 49th comsat of the SES satellite fleet.[8]
32 Ku band transponder
LS-1300S (expanded)
5,514 kg
Aerojet R-4D, 4 plasma thrusters SPT-100