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SKY MEXICO-1
Operational
Payload
GEO
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Launch
Launch date
May 27, 2015 at 09:16 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 5 ECA →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
DirecTV 15 & Sky Mexico 1
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,795 km
Periapsis
35,778 km
Orbital period
1436.1 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Sky Mexico
Manufacturer
Orbital ATK
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
3,180 kg
Design lifetime
18 years
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2015-026B
NORAD catalog №
40664
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Mexico
Radar cross-section
75.685 m²
Status
Operational
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