Satmex 8

Satmex 8 is a commercial communications satellite company Satélites Mexicanos SA de C.V.. It will replace Satmex 5.

It was on March 26, 2013 at 19:07 UTC with a Proton-M/Bris-M-Trägerrakete from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in geostationary transfer orbit with a perigee of 6146 km, an apogee of 35,803 km and an inclination of 18 housed 36 °. With the help of five firings of the Briz- M upper stage and the satellite was suspended after the start in its final orbit 9 hours and 13 minutes.

The three -axis stabilized satellite is ( to 13 reserve) equipped with 40 Ku-band ( 6 spare) and 24 C- band transponders and is on the position of 116.8 ° West from the whole American continent, with television and radio programs as well as telecommunications services supply. It was built on the basis of the satellite bus LS -1300 Space Systems / Loral and has a design life of 15 years.