2014 headquarters mexico city parent loral space & communications 1 website www.satmex.com satmex sat lites mexicanos was a company set up in mexico in the mid 1990s through 2014 that operated space communication satellites that provide services to the americas . in 2014 it was acquired by eutelsat and eutelsat now operates the three satellites formerly operated by satmex . contents 1 history 1.1 timeline 2 ground infrastructure 3 satellite systems 4 references 5 external links history edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . june 2014 satmex existed as a company from approximately 1997 until 2014 when it was acquired by eutelsat . at the time of the acquisition in 2014 satmex had three operating satellites prior to the sale to eutelsat satmex 8 satmex 6 satmex 5 . citation needed the three communication satellites provide local regional and continental coverage in c band and ku band . timeline edit this section contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message 2016 the eutelsat 117 west b former satmex9 was launched with the similar abs 2a and the pair was operational on june 15 2016 . 2 2015 eutelsat 115 west b former satmex 7 was ordered by satmex but after the acquisition by eutelsat was renamed . it was built on boeing 702sp satellite bus that was launched in a pair with the similar abs 3a satellite . the first pair was launched on spacex falcon 9 launch vehicle on march 2 2015 . 3 4 2014 on may 21 eutelsat americas realigned its satellite names with the eutelsat brand satmex 5 eutelsat 115 west a ; satmex 6 eutelsat 113 west a ; satmex 8 eutelsat 117 west a. 5 march 7 satmex was renamed eutelsat americas . citation needed on january 2 eutelsat communications announced closure of the transaction to acquire 100 % of the share capital of sat lites mexicanos s.a. de c.v. satmex having obtained all required government and regulatory approvals . as previously communicated the transaction amounts to 831 million . based in mexico satmex operates three satellites at contiguous positions 113 west satmex 6 114.9 west satmex 5 and 116.8 west satmex 8 that cover 90 % of the population of the americas . 2010 the restructuring process of satmex begins as well as the construction of the satmex 8 satellite to replace satmex 5 . citation needed 2009 development and implementation of the first strategic map that consolidates the company s strategic objectives for the next five years . thus allowing satmex to become one of the preeminent satellite companies in the world by efficiently employing its resources for the benefit of satmex and its shareholders . citation needed 2001 satmex is certified with iso 9001 2000 in engineering and satellite operations including the traffic and customer support departments . this certification accounts for our two control centers engineering and satellite operations access and satellite monitoring and customer support . the first satmex s users group meeting in cancun mexico . citation needed 2000 internationalization and growth of revenue base . robust participation of the company in financial and industry forums worldwide . solidaridad 1 is lost due to a short circuit generated by the growth of tin filaments in the redundant processor . citation needed 1998 the new management team isincorporated to the company . new administration tools and executive management are integrated to consolidate a new satmex . on december 5 satmex 5 is launched into space aboard an ariane 4l launch vehicle departing from kourou french guiana . citation needed 1997 hughes is asked to build the morelos 3 today satmex 5 with coverage for the c and ku bands throughout the americas . june 26 the fixed satellite services section of telecomm is registered under mexican law and was constituted as the company sat lites mexicanos s.a. de c.v. satmex . the company is still owned by the mexican state . after performing a public tenure clarification needed the alliance integrated by principia and loral space & communications acquires 75 % of satmex . the mexican government owns 25 % with non voting capabilities in the council . satmex attracts an investment by whom of u.s. 645 million to mexico . citation needed 1995 1996 beginning of the privatization process of the fixed satellite services sector of telecomm . citation needed 1994 october 7 launch of solidaridad 2 aboard an ariane 4 from kourou french guiana . the satellite successfully reaches its orbital position at 113 w. in may opens de satellite control center in hermosillo 1993 november 19 launch of solidaridad 1 aboard an ariane 4 from kourou french guiana . the satellite successfully reaches its orbital position of 109.2 w. citation needed 1991 may telecomm hires hughes for the construction of the solidaridad satellites . it consists of two hs 601 geostationary satellites with tri axial stabilization which were designed to provide c band services in m xico the southern united states and the rest of latin america with ku band services in mexico and the united states . 1989 telecomm mexico telecommunications is created a decentralized body clarification needed becomes the morelos satellite system operator . citation needed 1985 june 17 morelos i is launched from cape canaveral aboard the 51 g manned mission of nasa . the satellite successfully reaches the 113 w orbital position with national coverage . construction of iztapalapa control center located in mexico city . november 27 morelos ii was launched from cape canaveral aboard the shuttle atlantis ov 104 on nasa s manned mission 61 b in which the first mexican astronaut participated . the satellite occupied the orbital position of 116.8 w with national coverage . 1982 the communications and transports secretary sct hires hughes to build the mexican satellite system morelos two hs 376 geostationary satellites stabilized by rotation . citation needed 1970 capacity of an intelsat satellite is used for domestic services . citation needed 1968 mexico becomes a subscriber of the intelsat system . the first mexican satellite facilities in the state of hidalgo . the transmission of the 1968 summer olympics which is made through color television . citation needed ground infrastructure edit 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 . citation needed satellite systems edit name manufacturer start rocket launch site nssdc id geo position notes morelos 1 hughes 17 6 1985 discovery sts 51 g ksc 1985 048b 113 w decommissioned morelos 2 hughes 27 11 1985 atlantis sts 61 b ksc 1985 109b 116.8 w decommissioned solidaridad 1 hughes 17 11 1993 ariane 4 kourou 1993 073a 109.2 w decommissioned solidaridad 2 hughes 17 10 1994 ariane 4 kourou 1994 065a 114.9 w decommissioned satmex 5 hughes 05 12 1998 ariane 4 kourou 1998 070a 114.9 w original name morelos 3 ; current status unknown . satmex 6 space systems loral 27 05 2006 ariane 5 kourou 2006 020a 113.0 w operational citation needed satmex 7 boeing falcon 9 v1 .1 ksc 2015 satmex 8 space systems loral 26 03 2013 proton m baikonur 2013 012a 116.8 w operational citation needed satmex 9 boeing falcon 9 v1 .1 ksc 2016 references edit history of satmex . satmex . 2013 . retrieved 2013 03 30 . mission events timeline for falcon 9 s launch for abs and eutelsat spaceflight now retrieved 15 june 2016 . krebs gunter 2012 06 27 . satmex 7 . gunter s space page . retrieved 2014 05 10 . krebs gunter 2014 05 01 . satmex 9 . gunter s space page . retrieved 2014 05 10 . eutelsat americas aligns satellite names with eutelsat brand . eutelsatamericas.com . 2014 05 21 . retrieved 2015 03 07 . external links edit sat lites mexicanos s.a. de c. v. hoovers fact sheet for satmex pressure builds on satmex after satellite propulsion system failure v t e public sector space agencies africa north africa asal narrs cnct crts sub saharan gsstc nasrda sansa americas north america csa aem nasa afspc nro smdc usstratcom south america conae aeb dcta inpe ita cce abae ivic asia east asia cnsa calt cast ccf cgwic costind jaxa isas nal nasda nict usef nrsc nada kari satrec nspo southeast asia lapan mnsa pagasa ssta in.genius gistda south asia sparrso isro antrix corp dos suparco southwest asia maka1 iaio isa saha isa ncsr gors t bi tak uzay uaesa central asia kazcosmos tnsa europe asa bsa1 bisa srti cso dtu space ecss esa eumetsat eusc cnes dlr isars hso asi luxinnovation sron nsc cbk rosa rka1 sri1 vko ssp inta snsb sso t bi tak uzay uksa ssau1 oceania csiro world apsco cospar iaa intelsat interkosmos intersputnik uncopuos unoosa see also timeline of first orbital launches by country 1 preceded by the soviet space program retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title satmex & oldid 743909271 categories communications satellite operatorsdirect broadcast satellite servicesspace program of mexicohidden categories articles to be expanded from june 2014all articles to be expandedarticles using small message boxesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from march 2014articles needing cleanup from march 2015all pages needing cleanuparticles with sections that need to be turned into prose from march 2015articles with unsourced statements from june 2014wikipedia articles needing clarification from june 2014articles with specifically marked weasel worded phrases from june 2014all articles with specifically marked weasel worded phrases 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