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 |
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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 | |
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Sky-Mexico 1 (SKYM 1) | 2015-026B | 27.05.2015 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with DirecTV 15 |