Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
QuetzSat-1 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
SES World Skies (SES [Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)]) -- total capacity leased to subsidiary of EchoStar Corp. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
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Perigee (km) |
35774 |
Apogee (km) |
35798 |
Eccentricity |
0.000284656988329063 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.09 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5514 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
29-09-2011 |
Expected Lifetime |
15+ yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2011-054A |
NORAD Number |
37826 |
Comments |
High-power communications satellite; coverage of Mexico, North America, and Central America; fully contracted to a subsidiary of EchoStar Corp.; will be used in part by Dish Mexico for Direct-To-Home (DTH) services in Mexico. |