Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Mexsat-3 (Mexsat Bicentenario) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Mexico |
Operator/Owner |
Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) |
Users |
Government/Military |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-114.9 |
Perigee (km) |
35784 |
Apogee (km) |
35791 |
Eccentricity |
0.00008302200083022 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.07 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.16 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2900 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
3500 |
Date of Launch |
19-12-2012 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2012-075B |
NORAD Number |
39035 |
Comments |
Start of 3-satellite constellation. |