SATMEX 5

Decommissioned communications satellite. SATMEX 5 was launched on December 6, 1998 aboard a Ariane 42L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (May 21, 2014).

COSPAR 1998-070ANORAD 25558Mexico

Identity

Name in GCAT: Satmex 5
Common name: SATMEX 5
International designator: 1998-070A
NORAD catalog number: 25558
GCAT identifier: S25558
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/670

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Satmex
Owner: Satmex
Country: Mexico
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-601

Launch

Date: December 6, 1998 · 00:43 UTC
Launch record: 1998-070Success
Rocket: Ariane 42L
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,770 km
Apogee: 35,805 km
Inclination: 0.06°
Status: Renamed
Status date: May 21, 2014
Last known active: Apr 26, 2016
End of operations: Apr 26, 2016

Size

Mass: 4,135 kg
Dry mass: 1,800 kg
Length: 6.0 m
Diameter: 2.80 m
Span: 26.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6122031 (CC0).