TV
NORAD ID: 25558
Int'l Code: 1998-070A
Perigee: 35,771.1 km
Apogee: 35,801.5 km
Inclination: 1.5 °
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 15060.38836021 -.00000050 00000-0 10000-3 0 9992
2 25558 001.4789 078.4084 0003595 248.4020 216.9226 01.00272866 59676
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for SATMEX 5
