Status
Failure
MexSat-1
Sat May 16, 2015 05:47 UTC
The first two stages worked correctly, but, at H0+497s, a dysfunction of the RD-0214 engine of the third stage interrupted the flight. The third stage, the Briz-M stage and the MexSat-1 satellite partially burned during their re-entry into the atmosphere, but debris crashed in the krai of Transbaikalia, 25km northwest of the village of Yamarovka.
Rocket
Mission Details
MexSat-1
Boeing announced in December 2010 that it has received a contract for approximately $1 billion from the government of Mexico to deliver an end-to-end satellite communications system. The system, known as MEXSAT, will consist of three satellites, two ground sites, associated network operations systems, and reference user terminals. MEXSAT will provide secure communications for Mexico’s national security needs, as well as enhanced coverage for the country’s civil telecommunications.
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. MEXSAT-3 is scheduled to launch first, at the end of 2012.
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.