Satmex
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Satmex is a commercial company from Mexico
that operates space satellites that provide services to the Americas.
, launched in 1985. The Solidaridad Satellite System was launched between 1993 and 1994. The process to privatize the Telecomm Fixed Satellite Services Section began in 1995. In 1998 Satmex 5 was launched, and in 2006 Satmex 6 was launched. Satmex 7, being built by Space Systems/Loral and Lanix
is due for launch in 2011.
and in Hermosillo
, Sonora
.
The Communications Control Centers (CCC) monitor the signals sent through Satmex's satellites and verify that users are operating within the assigned parameters. Satmex has Communications Control Centers in its corporate offices and in the both Satellite Control Centers.
! Satellite
! Launched
! Orbit
|-
| Satmex 7 > 2011
| Satmex 6
May 27, 2006
| Satmex 5 December 5, 1998
| Solidaridad 2 October 17, 1994
| Solidaridad 1 November 17, 1993
| Morelos II November 27, 1985
| Morelos I June 17, 1985
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
that operates space satellites that provide services to the Americas.
History
SATMEX is the forerunner of the Sección de Servicios Fijos Satelitales de Telecomm (Telecomm's Satellite Fixed Service Section) founded in 1989. Telecomm (Telecomunicaciones de México) created by the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (Secretariat of Communications and Transports) took control over the operating Morelos Satellite SystemMorelos Satellite System
The Morelos satellites were a series of two Mexican communications satellites.They operated between 1985 and 1998 and provided telephony, data, and television services over the territory of the Mexican Republic and adjacent areas....
, launched in 1985. The Solidaridad Satellite System was launched between 1993 and 1994. The process to privatize the Telecomm Fixed Satellite Services Section began in 1995. In 1998 Satmex 5 was launched, and in 2006 Satmex 6 was launched. Satmex 7, being built by Space Systems/Loral and Lanix
Lanix
Lanix is a Mexican electronics company based in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. It is Mexico's largest domestically owned electronics company, and sells a wide array of both consumer and professional electronics...
is due for launch in 2011.
Ground infrastructure
SATMEX has two different types of Control Centers. The Satellite Control Centers are responsible for the operation of Satmex's satellite fleet, and they are located in Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
and in Hermosillo
Hermosillo
Hermosillo is a city and municipality located centrally in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital and main economic center for the state and region. It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has thirty percent of its population...
, Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
.
The Communications Control Centers (CCC) monitor the signals sent through Satmex's satellites and verify that users are operating within the assigned parameters. Satmex has Communications Control Centers in its corporate offices and in the both Satellite Control Centers.
Satellite systems
! Launched
! Orbit
|-
| Satmex 7 >
| Satmex 6
Satmex 6
Satmex 6 is a Mexican geostationary communications satellite which is operated by Satmex. It was launched in 2006, and is used to provide communications services to the Americas, Hawaii and the Caribbean....
| Satmex 5
| Solidaridad 2
| Solidaridad 1
| Morelos II
| Morelos I