Eutelsat 117 West A at 117° W
also known as E117WA, Satmex 8
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 117° WChannel line-up at 117° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 39122
- COSPAR number
- 2013-012A
- Operator
- Eutelsat Communications S.A.
- Manufacturer
- Intuitive Machines (SSL/MDA/Maxar/Lanteris)
- Model
- LS-1300
- Launch
- 26 Mar 2013 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton M
- Launch mass
- 5500 kg
- Dry mass
- 2317 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Callsign
- S2873
- Beacon
- 3700.5, 4198.6V, 4199.4V, 11700.5V, 12199.3H
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band Hemi (CDH/CDV) beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band Hemi (KHDH/KHDV) beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band North America NAFTA (KNDH/KNDV) beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band South America beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Eutelsat 117 West A
24 C-band and 40 Ku-band transponders to provide Fixed Satellite Services to serve the continental United States to Argentina as well as the Caribbean, all of Latin America and the major cities of Brazil (will replace Satmex 5)