SATMEX5 X SATMEX8 SWAP.

[farwest5050]

HELLO EVERYBODY:

DOES ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT THIS INFORMATION LOCATED ON THE WEB?

Satmex 8 is a high-power C- and Ku-band satellite that will replace Satmex 5 and will provide Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) in both North and South America. Satmex (Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V.) as leading satellite services provider in the Americas offers continental and regional services including video contribution and distribution, broadband services, cellular backhaul, and distance learning. The new satellite will enhance the current Satmex fleet in providing better performance and additional capacity. Satmex 8 has 24 C- and 40 Ku-band transponders and will be located at 116.8 degrees West longitude. The satellite is scheduled for launch in 2012.

 

[Mr Tony]

what do you want to know?
Sounds like a new satellite will replace an old one. That happens once in a while

 

[Jim S.]

It's not scheduled to launch until December, IF it's still on schedule due to the Russians' unfortunate habit of blowing things up through poor workmanship.

I just noticed today that there's ANOTHER Mexican satellite scheduled now for December too, MexSat 3 for 114.9W. That's an entirely new location -- I hope they have 2-degree-compliant dishes down there!

 

[stargaze]

Satellite Name: Satmex 8
Status: planned
Position: 117° W (116.8° W)

Operator: Satellites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V.
Launch date: 30-Dec-2012 (Estimated)
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome
Launch vehicle: Proton M
Launch mass (kg): 5463
Dry mass (kg): 2317
Manufacturer: Space Systems Loral (SSL)
Model (bus): LS-1300
Orbit: GEO
Expected lifetime: 15 yrs.

Call sign: S2871/S2873
Beacon(s): 4198.6V, 4199.4V, 11700.5V, 12199.3H

Details:
24 C-band and 40 Ku-band transponders to provide Fixed Satellite Services to serve the continental United States to Argentina as well as the Caribbean, all of Latin America and the major cities of Brazil (will replace Satmex 5)

Beams:
• C-band Hemi (CDH/CDV) beam
• Ku-band Hemi (KHDH/KHDV) beam
• Ku-band North America (KNDH/KNDV) beam

Satmex said the Aug. 7 failure of the Proton Breeze M rocket, the same vehicle slated to carry Satmex 8, will delay the Satmex 8 launch beyond its scheduled October date.

Satellite fleet operator Satmex said it remains confident that a Russian Proton rocket will launch its Satmex 8 satellite by December, giving the company sufficient time to transfer customers to it before Satmex 5, which the new spacecraft is replacing, runs out of fuel as early as late February.

The Satmex 8 launch is perhaps the most time-sensitive among the missions on the ILS manifest. Satmex 8, built by Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, Calif., is to replace the Satmex 5 satellite currently in orbit. Satmex 5 suffered a failure of its electric-propulsion system early in its life and has been forced to rely on its backup chemical-propulsion system.

Satmex 5 operates at 116.8 degrees west in geostationary orbit. Under a worst-case scenario Satmex presented to investors, the satellite would run out of fuel and be placed into inclined orbit at the end of February.
Inclined-orbit satellites preserve their remaining fuel by no longer using on-board thrusters to stabilize themselves on the north-south axis. Such satellites can continue operating for years, but they are not suitable for many broadcast applications whose user antennas are stationary and depend on a satellite remaining in a fixed position.
Satmex 5’s 24 C-band transponders are nearly 100 percent filled with customers. Its 24 Ku-band transponders are more than 90 percent occupied.

Satmex 8 will carry 24 C-band transponders and 40 in Ku-band, giving Satmex capacity to grow its business. Loading all Satmex 5 customers onto Satmex 8 will fill only 72 percent of Satmex 8’s capacity.

All Satmex 5 services are expected to have a flawless transition and continuity in Satmex 8.

Satmex 8 will have 16 additional high power transponders that will enable the Company to serve the increasing demand for satellite capacity in Latin America.

 

[farwest5050]

Yes,but it looks like the new satmex8 will keep the same location for satmex5.

 

[farwest5050]

Thank you for your huge information...Have a great weekend.