QuetzSat 1
QuetzSat 1 is a Mexican high-power geostationary communications satellite which is operated by the Mexican operator QuetzSat. It is positioned in geostationary orbit, and located at 77° West, from where it provide direct broadcasting services to United States and a part of Mexico for Dish Mexico.
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.[info on SS/Loral">.] QuetzSat 1 is part of the SES satellite fleet.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. The launch successfully placed QuetzSat 1 into a geosynchronous transfer orbit, making it the 49th comsat of the SES S. A. satellite fleet.- Operator: QuetzSat
- Manufacturer: Space Systems/Loral
- Purpose: Direct-broadcast satellite
- Orbital location: 77° West
- Payload: 32 Ku band transponder
- Platform: LS-1300S
- Mass: 5,514 kg
- Spacecraft propulsion: Aerojet R-4D, 4 plasma thrusters SPT-100
- Stabilisation: 3 axis
- Lifetime: 15 years
- Also known as: 37826
