Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Satmex 8 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Mexico |
Operator/Owner |
Satellites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (SatMex; Loral Global Alliance) |
Users |
Commecial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-116.8 |
Perigee (km) |
35779 |
Apogee (km) |
35795 |
Eccentricity |
0.000189766824014992 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5474 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2317 |
Power (watts) |
12,690 (EOL) |
Date of Launch |
26-03-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2013-012A |
NORAD Number |
39122 |
Comments |
24 C-band, 40 Ku-band. |