Thursday, October 29, 1998

Solidaridad 1

 1993-073A


Telecomunicaciones de Mexico ordered the HS-601 Solidaridad satellites as replacements for its earlier HS-376 Morelos system.

The Solidaridad 1 satellite was a 3.4 x 2.8 x 3.8 m box with a 21 m span solar panel array and two antenna reflectors. Launch mass was 2776 kg, decreasing to 1672 kg after apogee firings. Dry mass is 1291 kg.

The satellite replaced Morelos 1 at 109.2W.

In Jan 1998 TcM was privatized, with the formation of SatMex (Satelites Mexicanos SA de C.V.). The satellite was renamed Satmex 3.


Solidaridad 1 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1993 Nov 20  0117  Launch by Ariane 44LP+ V61  
  Stage 2 burn 
 0122  Stage 3 burn 
 0135  Stage 3 MECO 
 0137? Solidaridad sep 
 0140? SPELDA 
 0141? Meteosat sep 
1993 Nov 20    632.14 215 x 35825 x 7.0 
1993 Nov 21 0340? LAM-1  711.15 4303 x 35723 x 3.7 
1993 Nov 22  1530? LAM-2  978.28 16675 x 35856 x 1.5 
1993 Nov 24  0000? LAM-3  1233.25 27743 x 35689 x 0.4 
1993 Nov 24  2030? LAM-4  1399.91 34392 x 35757 x 0.1 GEO 115.4W+9.3E 
1993 Nov 26    1435.99 35755 x 35813 x 0.0 GEO 109.2W 
1994 Jan 10    1436.08 35778 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 109.2W 
1995 Apr 9    1436.08 35775 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 109.2W 
1998 May 22    1436.08 35775 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 109.2W 

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