Geostationary
EUTELSAT 117 WEST A
North American / Mexican Communications · Eutelsat
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A Eutelsat satellite at 117°W providing C-band and Ku-band coverage of North and Central America. The 117°W position serves the western United States, Mexico, and Central America — Eutelsat competing in the North American market with US operators at a position that provides strong signal into Mexico's Pacific coast, home to a substantial satellite broadcasting and enterprise market.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,234–22,250 mi (35,783–35,808 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 39122
- Int’l designator
- 2013-012A
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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