| Eutelsat 117 West A | |
| Names List: | Satmex 8 (2013–2014) |
| Mission Type: | Communication |
| Operator: | Satmex (2013–2014) Eutelsat (2014–present) |
| Cospar Id: | 2013-012A |
| Satcat: | 39122 |
| Mission Duration: | 15 years |
| Spacecraft Bus: | LS-1300[1] |
| Manufacturer: | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch Mass: | 5500kg (12,100lb) |
| Launch Date: | UTC[2] |
| Launch Rocket: | Proton-M/Briz-M |
| Launch Site: | Baikonur 200/39[3] |
| Launch Contractor: | ILS |
| Orbit Epoch: | 27 May 2014, 10:01:52 UTC[4] |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 35785km (22,236miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 35800km (22,200miles) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 0.02 degrees |
| Orbit Period: | 23.93 hours |
| Orbit Longitude: | 116.78° West |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 24 C-band 40 Ku-band |
Eutelsat 117 West A, formerly Satmex 8, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Eutelsat. Previously operated by Satmex, it was launched by a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket in March 2013 to replace Satmex 5, and is being used to provide communication services to North, Central and South America,[5] with broadband, voice and data transmission, and video broadcasting services.[1] [6] The satellite was transferred from Satmex to Eutelsat when the companies merged in 2014, being renamed as part of the Eutelsat fleet in May 2014.[7]
The satellite is model SSL 1300E and carries twenty four C band transponders operating with 36 MHz and forty transponders in the operating with 36 MHz.[3]