Satmex

Mexican secretariats
name = Mexican Satellites
Satélites Mexicanos

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Satmex (Satélites Mexicanos) is a commercial company from Mexico 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 Satellital System, launched in 1985. The Solidaridad Satellital 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, 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 City 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.

atellite systems

External links

* [http://www.satmex.com.mx/ Satélites Mexicanos S.A. de C. V.]
* [http://www.hoovers.com/satmex/--ID__117520--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Hoovers fact sheet for satmex]