Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Satmex 4 (Solidaridad 2) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Mexico |
Operator/Owner |
Satellites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (SatMex; Loral Global Alliance) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-114.9 |
Perigee (km) |
35777 |
Apogee (km) |
35794 |
Eccentricity |
0.000201634424926759 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.74 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.08 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2276 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1641 |
Power (watts) |
3300 |
Date of Launch |
08-10-1994 |
Expected Lifetime |
14 yrs. |
Contractor |
Hughes Space and Communications Company |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 44L |
COSPAR Number |
1994-065A |
NORAD Number |
23313 |
Comments |
18 C-band, 16 Ku-band; coverage of national territory with television, radio and telephony signals; launched by Mexican Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes, later privatized and taken over by Satlelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. |