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RE: Satmex 8

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ILS Proton to launch Satmex 8 on March 27, 2013

The Proton M launch vehicle, utilizing 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 manoeuvres 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.
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Satellite Name: Satmex 8
Status: planned
Position: 117° W (116.8° W)
Norad:
Cospar number:
Operator: Satellites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V.
Launch date: 27-Dec-2012 (Estimated)
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome
Launch vehicle: Proton M

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The Satellites Mexicanos (Satmex) C - and Ku-band Satmex 8 satellite launch is likely to be delayed due to the ILS Proton Breeze M glitch, Satmex announced Dec. 14.
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Space Systems/Loral Selected to Provide Satellite for Satmex

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that it has been selected to provide a satellite for Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. Satmex 8 is a high-power C- and Ku-band satellite that replaces Satmex 5 and will provide Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) in both North and South America.
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