Satmex
Satmex ( Satélites Mexicanos ) is a satellite operator in Mexico, which, inter alia, commercial communications satellites of the same series operates.
The company was formed on 26 June 1997 by the privatization of the satellite sector of state authority Telecomunicaciones de Mexico ( Telecomm ). At this time, the four operating Telecomm geostationary satellites Morelos 1 Morelos and 2 (both in 1985 started), and 1 and Solidaridad Solidaridad 2 (1993 and 1994 started). They provided not only in Mexico, but also other parts of Latin America and the southern United States.
The appointed at the foundation of Satmex already at Hughes satellite Morelos 3 was renamed to Satmex 5 and started on 6 December 1998. It is located in a geostationary position at 116.8 ° West0 - 116.8. Satmex 6 was followed on 27 May 2006 at 109.2 ° West0 - 109.2
The satellite Satmex 8 was launched on March 26, 2013, Satmex 7 is planned for 2014, another is ordered from Boeing.