TV
NORAD ID: 25558
Int'l Code: 1998-070A
Perigee: 35,783.3 km
Apogee: 35,803.4 km
Inclination: 0.1 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: December 6, 1998
Source: Mexico (MEX)
Comments: SATMEX 5 was a Mexican communications satellite that offered nearly 8,000 watts of power and carried 48 transponders, 24 in C-band and 24 in Ku-band. It was the fifth satellite Hughes Space and Communications Company built that used XIPS. It provided improved services, such as business communications, television distribution, educational programming, and others, with high reliability. The satellite beams expanded to include the whole American continent, providing services to countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Peru, Venezuela, the US, among others.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 25558U 98070A 13139.36334654 -.00000024 00000-0 10000-3 0 1656
2 25558 000.1135 081.3020 0002392 320.0280 211.7716 01.00273177 53148
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for SATMEX 5
