Sky-Mexico 1 at 79° W
also known as RB-2, SKYM-1, DIRECTV KU-79W
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 79° WChannel line-up at 79° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 40664
- COSPAR number
- 2015-026B
- Operator
- DirecTV, Inc.
- Manufacturer
- Northrop Grumman
- Model
- GEOStar-2
- Launch
- 27 May 2015 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 2475 kg
- Dry mass
- 1250 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15+ yrs.
- Callsign
- S2861/S2712
- Beacon
- 11704H, 11705H, 11700.75 RHCP, 11702.75 RHCP
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band Mexico beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band TKH beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band US beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ka-band TBL beam (Ka band) View footprint
About Sky-Mexico 1
24 active Ku-band transponders and 2 active R-Band transponders providing Direct-to-Home broadcast services to the Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean Regions