Sky-Mexico 1 (SKYM 1) (original) (raw)

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Sky-Mexico 1 (SKYM 1) [OSC]

Orbital Sciences Corporation was selected by DIRECTV to build SKY MEXICO-1 (SKYM-1). The SKYM-1 satellite design is based on Orbital's highly successful, flight-proven, GeoStar-2 satellite platform, and was manufactured and tested at Orbital's satellite manufacturing facility in Dulles, Virginia.

The SKYM-1 spacecraft carries 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. The satellite will be located at 78.8� West Longitude and will produce approximately 5.0 kilowatts of payload electrical power.

Nation: Mexico
Type / Application: Communication
Operator: DirecTV Latin America
Contractors: Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)
Equipment: 24 Ku-band transponders, 2 R-band transponders
Configuration: GeoStar-2 Bus
Propulsion: IHI BT-4
Power: 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime: 15 years
Mass: 3182 kg
Orbit: GEO
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
Sky-Mexico 1 (SKYM 1) 2015-026B 27.05.2015 Ko ELA-3 Ariane-5ECA with DirecTV 15

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