On March 27th, at 01:06:48 Baikonur local time, International Launch Services'...
...Proton M/Breeze M launch vehicle is scheduled to loft the Satmex 8 satellite to orbit for customer Satélites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex), Mexico City, Mexico. The satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), is a high-power C- and Ku-band satellite that will replace Satmex 5 and will provide fixed satellite services (FSS) in North, Central and South Americas. This new satellite will provide enhanced performance and capacity to the coverage area. Satmex 8 will improve the current continental and regional services for video contribution, video distribution, broadband, cellular backhaul and distance learning. The satellite packs 24 C- and 40 Ku-band transponders and will establish its orbital slot at 116.8 degrees West and possesses an estimated 15 year service life.
Proton Breeze launch vehicle, photo courtesy of RIA Novosti.
The Proton M launch vehicle, using a 5-burn Breeze M mission design, will lift off from Pad 39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with the Satmex 8 satellite on board. The first three stages of the Proton will use a standard ascent profile to place the orbital unit (Breeze M upper stage and the Satmex 8 satellite) into a sub-orbital trajectory. From this point in the mission, the Breeze M will perform planned mission maneuvers to advance the orbital unit first to a circular parking orbit, then to an intermediate orbit, followed by a transfer orbit, and finally to a geostationary transfer orbit. Separation of the Satmex 8 satellite is scheduled to occur approximately 9 hours, 13 minutes after liftoff.
A full webcast stream may be viewed at http://www.satmex8.imgondemand.com/.
...Proton M/Breeze M launch vehicle is scheduled to loft the Satmex 8 satellite to orbit for customer Satélites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex), Mexico City, Mexico. The satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), is a high-power C- and Ku-band satellite that will replace Satmex 5 and will provide fixed satellite services (FSS) in North, Central and South Americas. This new satellite will provide enhanced performance and capacity to the coverage area. Satmex 8 will improve the current continental and regional services for video contribution, video distribution, broadband, cellular backhaul and distance learning. The satellite packs 24 C- and 40 Ku-band transponders and will establish its orbital slot at 116.8 degrees West and possesses an estimated 15 year service life.
Proton Breeze launch vehicle, photo courtesy of RIA Novosti.
The Proton M launch vehicle, using a 5-burn Breeze M mission design, will lift off from Pad 39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with the Satmex 8 satellite on board. The first three stages of the Proton will use a standard ascent profile to place the orbital unit (Breeze M upper stage and the Satmex 8 satellite) into a sub-orbital trajectory. From this point in the mission, the Breeze M will perform planned mission maneuvers to advance the orbital unit first to a circular parking orbit, then to an intermediate orbit, followed by a transfer orbit, and finally to a geostationary transfer orbit. Separation of the Satmex 8 satellite is scheduled to occur approximately 9 hours, 13 minutes after liftoff.
A full webcast stream may be viewed at http://www.satmex8.imgondemand.com/.