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Eutelsat 117 West B
Communications satellite. Eutelsat 117 West B was launched on June 15, 2016 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2016-038BNORAD 41589Mexico
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- EUTELSAT 117 WEST B
- Common name
- Eutelsat 117 West B
- Payload designation
- EUTELSAT 117 West B
- International designator
- 2016-038B
- NORAD catalog number
- 41589
- GCAT identifier
- S41589
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/767
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Eutelsat New
- Owner
- Eutelsat Americas
- Country
- Mexico
- Builder
- Airbus Defense and Space (F) Toulouse
- Platform (bus)
- BSS-702SP
Launch
- Date
- June 15, 2016 · 14:29 UTC
- Launch record
- 2016-038Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- HEO
- Perigee
- 394 km
- Apogee
- 62,755 km
- Inclination
- 24.64°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 22, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 1,963 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,500 kg
- Length
- 4.8 m
- Diameter
- 2.10 m
- Span
- 32.6 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q20055456 (CC0).