MEXSAT 3

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MEXSAT 3 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 39035

Int'l Code: 2012-075B

Perigee: 35,788.5 km

Apogee: 35,800.6 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: 4.6929 m² (large)

Launch date: December 19, 2012
Source: Mexico (MEX)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

Mexsat Bicentenario, also named Mexsat 3, will provide fixed communications services with 12 active C-band and 12 active Ku-band transponders. From its operating post at 114.9 degrees west longitude, the satellite's communications payload will reach users across Mexico and surrounding waters. Boeing is building two larger satellites tailored for mobile communications services. The Mexsat system is expected to be in service until 2028. Mexsat Bicentenario is based on Orbital's GEOStar 2 satellite bus. It will enter service in 2013, beaming broadband Internet, telephone, telemedicine, education and videoconferencing across Mexico. It will also reach rural communities not served by existing infrastructure. The Mexsat system will aid Mexican government officials in disaster response and national security applications, according to the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation.