Solidaridad 1

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General

Designation	22911 / 93073A
Launch date	20 Nov 1993
Country of origin	Mexico
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	109.2°W
Launch vehicle	Ariane V61

Experienced a power failure on 28 Apr 1999. The service was restaured within 36 hours. An other failure occured a few days later, fixed withing hours. An extensive report was requested. It was then known the primary Satellite Control Processor (SCP) had failed. The insurance is worth $276 million.

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End of life

Out of service	27 Aug 2000 at 17:45 UT
Cause	The second SCP failed, the satellite could therefore not be moved to graveyard

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications
L-band
C-band
Ku-band

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

C-band
Ku-band

C-band transponder frequency chart
Ku-band transponder frequency chart

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