MexSat Bicentenario at 115° W
also known as Mexsat 3
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 115° WChannel line-up at 115° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 39035
- COSPAR number
- 2012-075B
- Operator
- Mexican Secretary of Communication and Transportation (SCT)
- Manufacturer
- Northrop Grumman
- Model
- GEOStar-2
- Launch
- 19 Dec 2012 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 2935 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 3673, 3675
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band Regional beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band FSS beam (Ku band) View footprint
About MexSat Bicentenario
12 active extended Ku-band and 12 active extended C-band transponders to provide the complete Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) segment of the MEXSAT satellite system for the Federal Government of Mexico