Eutelsat 117 West B at 117° W
also known as E117WB, Satmex 9
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 117° WChannel line-up at 117° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 41589
- COSPAR number
- 2016-038B
- Operator
- Eutelsat Communications S.A.
- Manufacturer
- Boeing (Hughes)
- Model
- BSS-702SP
- Launch
- 15 Jun 2016 from Cape Canaveral SFS on Falcon 9 Block 5
- Launch mass
- 1800 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15+ yrs.
- Callsign
- S2926
- Beacon
- 4198.2, 4199.8 LHCP
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band 1 beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band 3 beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band 5 beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band 6 beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Eutelsat 117 West B
48 Ku-band transponders to offer expanded capacity across more than 45 nations and territories in the Americas. It will also carry a hosted payload enabling the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to enhance aviation safety—the FAA payload is the first in a series of Wide-Area Augmentation System (WAAS) commercial space missions.