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) 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.

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 5514 kg. It has a design life of fifteen years. 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 satellite fleet.

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