SATMEX 8

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SATMEX 8 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 39122

Int'l Code: 2013-012A

Perigee: 35,782.7 km

Apogee: 35,807.2 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: 0.003 m² (small)

Launch date: March 26, 2013
Source: Mexico (MEX)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

SATMEX 8 is a geostationary satellite lanched on a 15-year mission linking the Americas with C-band and Ku-band communications for Satelites Mexicanos S.A., or Satmex. This satellite will replace Satmex 5, an aging craft launched in 1998. Satmex 8 adds 45 percent of total capacity over Satmex 5, translating to a 94 percent increase in Ku-band capacity. Its 64 transponders will distribute video programming, broadband multimedia, and reach remote customers with telemedicine, distance learning and emergency services.

1 39122U 13012A   23089.24800281 -.00000020  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 39122   0.0345  73.5508 0002899 295.7936 150.5022  1.00267409 36685

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC