Hughes will build fifth Mexican satellite for 1998 launch

Like the Solidaridad, the Morelos 3 will be an HS-601 model, but will be a high-power version, using gallium-arsenide solar cells, providing 8kW of power. The Morelos 3 will carry 24 C-band and Ku-band transponders. A launcher has not been selected. Hughes has expressed confidence in China's launch vehicles despite ...

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