MEXSAT 1 (Centenario)

Spacecraft nº:

Mexico spacecraft nº: 12

Launch data: Designation  F01446 / 15F01 Launch date  16 May 2015 - 05:37:49 UT Launch site  Ba, LC-200/39 Launch vehicle  Proton-M /Briz-M Mission  Communication Decay  16 May 2015

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• Under the contract, Boeing will deliver a complete turnkey satellite system comprised of Boeing 702HP geomobile satellites MEXSAT-1 and MEXSAT-2 and one extended C- and Ku-band satellite, MEXSAT-3, which will provide fixed satellite services from geosynchronous orbit.
• Each Boeing 702HP satellite will supply 14 kilowatts of power through five-panel solar array wings that use high-efficiency, ultra triple-junction gallium arsenide solar cells. Both satellites will carry a 22-meter L-band reflector for mobile satellite services, complemented by a 2-meter Ku-band antenna.

Mission details:

• Mexsat-1, a Boeing 702-GEM satellite for the Mexican SCT (communications ministry), was lost on May 16, 2015 when the Proton launch vehicle suffered another failure.
  Malfunction of the third stage vernier engine 8 minutes into flight led to a premature shutdown and impact of stage 3, Briz-M and payload in the Chita region between Lake Baikal and the Chinese border.