QuetzSat 1

QuetzSat 1 is a Mexican high-power geostationary communications satellite which is operated by the Mexican operator QuetzSat (a joint venture of SES, formerly in its full name Société Européenne des Satellites, of Luxembourg, and Grupo Medcom of Mexico, of the Serna family) QuetzSat press release . It is positioned in geostationary orbit, and located at 77° West, from where it provides direct broadcasting services to United States and a part of Mexico for Dish Mexico.ILS Proton to launch QuetzSat 1.QuetzSat on NASA's NSSDC .

QuetzSat 1 was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus. It is equipped with 32 Ku band transponder and at launch it had a mass of . It has a design life of fifteen years.QuetzSat info on SS/Loral. QuetzSat 1 is part of the SES satellite fleet.SES Fleet and Coverage .

Launch QuetzSat 1 was launched by International Launch Services using a Proton-M carrier rocket with a Briz-M upper stage from site 200 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, at 18:32 UTC on 29 September 2011.Proton-M successfully launches QuetzSat 1. The launch successfully placed QuetzSat 1 into a geosynchronous transfer orbit, making it the 49th comsat of the SES satellite fleet.QuetzSat 1 roars into space on board Proton.

Technical specs Operator: QuetzSat Manufacturer: Space Systems/Loral Purpose: Direct-broadcast satellite Orbital location: 77° West Payload: 32 Ku band transponder Platform: LS-1300S (expanded) Mass: 5,514 kg Spacecraft propulsion: Aerojet R-4D, 4 plasma thrusters SPT-100 Stabilisation: 3 axis Lifetime: 15 years Also known as: 37826

QuetzSat 1

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