Satmex 5
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Ariane 42L
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Provider
Arianespace
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Mission Brief
SATMEX 5 is a Hughes HS-601HP or "high power" version of the body-stabilized spacecraft. It features more than 7,000 Watts of payload power, at least 10 times the capacity of Morelos II. Through such innovations as dual-junction gallium arsenide solar cells, radiation-cooled traveling-wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs), advanced battery technology, and a xenon ion propulsion system, XIPS, the HS-601HP can carry payloads twice as powerful as those on the HS 601 models, with an expected 15-year mission lifetime.
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Launch Site
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
