117° WEST

With 500 TV channels broadcasting to some 100 million households and a growing base of HD channels, the 117° West position is the leading TV neighbourhood in Latin America.

Providing pan-regional distribution for major networks and content providers, it also has strong penetration in cable headends in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Enhancing DTH and DTT video capabilities with major regional public and private broadcasters, 117° West is a rapidly expanding free-to-air TV neighbourhood.

LAUNCH: 03/26/2013

CONSTRUCTOR: Space Systems / Loral

EUTELSAT 117 West A is the best solution for the growing satellite communication needs in the Americas.

Located at 116.8° West, EUTELSAT 117 West A provides hemi coverage in both C and Ku-band, as well as high-power regional coverage in Ku-band over North and South America.

The EUTELSAT 117 West A satellite currently distributes over 500 TV channels.

The satellite caters DTH antennas receiving channels in Ku-band as well as antennas installed in C-band for government connectivity projects.

In addition, EUTELSAT 117 West A provides exceptional levels of throughput in North-America and the Andean region, yielding more MBps per MHz, and offers excellent performance for social connectivity projects, cellular backhaul and VSAT networks, among others.

LAUNCHED: 06/15/2016

CONSTRUCTOR: Boeing Defense & Space

LAUNCHER: SpaceX

EUTELSAT 117 WEST B is the second new-generation electric satellite in the Eutelsat Americas fleet.

This newly-created multi-satellite neighborhood strengthens the video capacities at 116.8° West and offers key services to Latin America clients in the field of telecommunications and government services.

EUTELSAT 117 WEST B also provides video services including DTH and DTT. This satellite features five regional beams in Ku-band with exceptional coverage of each territory.

The satellite was launched in June 2016 and is now in service, co-located with EUTELSAT 117 WEST A.