Eutelsat Americas
Eutelsat Americas (formerly Satmex , Satélites Mexicanos) is a Mexican operator of commercial communications satellites .
history
The company was created on June 26, 1997 through the privatization of the satellite sector of the state authority Telecomunicaciones de México (Telecomm). At that time Telecomm was operating four geostationary satellites Morelos 1 and Morelos 2 (both launched in 1985), as well as Solidaridad 1 and Solidaridad 2 (launched in 1993 and 1994, respectively). They supplied not only Mexico, but also other parts of Latin America and the southern United States.
The Morelos 3 satellite ordered from Hughes when Satmex was founded was renamed Satmex 5 and launched on December 6, 1998. It is in a geostationary position at 116.8 degrees West . Satmex 6 followed on May 27, 2006 at 109.2 ° West .
Satmex 7 was ordered from Boeing in 2012 together with ABS 2A and ABS 3A . The Satmex 8 satellite was launched on March 26, 2013.
Satmex has been part of the Eutelsat group since January 2, 2014 . With effect from March 7, 2014, Satmex changed its name to Eutelsat Americas. The name of the active satellites has been aligned with that of Eutelsat; of Satmex 7 is, for example Eutelsat 115 West B .
In 2015 Boeing built another satellite, which was eventually named Morelos-3 .
Satellite fleet
| Surname | Manufacturer | begin | Launcher | Launch site | NSSDC ID | position | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morelos 1 | Hughes Aircraft Company | June 17, 1985 | Discovery ( STS-51-G ) | Kennedy Space Center | 1985-048B | 113.5 ° W | Out of service |
| Morelos 2 | Hughes Aircraft Company | Nov 27, 1985 | Atlantis ( STS-61-B ) | Kennedy Space Center | 1985-109B | 116.8 ° W | Out of service |
| Morelos 3 | Boeing Satellite Systems | Oct 2, 2015 | Atlas-5 | Cape Canaveral | 2015-056A | ||
| Solidaridad 1 | Hughes Space and Communications | Nov 20, 1993 | Ariane 4 | Center Spatial Guyanais | 1993-073A | 109.2 ° W | Out of service |
| Solidaridad 2 | Hughes Space and Communications | Oct 8, 1994 | Ariane 4 | Center Spatial Guyanais | 1994-065A | Out of service | |
|
Eutelsat 115 West A (Satmex 5) |
Hughes Space and Communications | Dec 6, 1998 | Ariane 4 | Center Spatial Guyanais | 1998-070A | 116.8 ° W | Out of service |
|
Eutelsat 113 West A (Satmex 6) |
Space Systems / Loral | May 27, 2006 | Ariane 5 | Center Spatial Guyanais | 2006-020A | 109.2 ° W | |
|
Eutelsat 115 West B (Satmex 7) |
Boeing Satellite Systems | 2nd Mar 2015 | Falcon 9 v1.1 | Kennedy Space Center | 2015-010B | 114.9 ° W | |
|
Eutelsat 117 West A (Satmex 8) |
Space Systems / Loral | 26th Mar 2013 | Proton-M | Baikonur | 2013-012A | 116.8 ° W | |
|
Eutelsat 117 West B (Satmex 9) |
Boeing Satellite Systems | June 14, 2016 | Falcon 9 v1.1 | Cape Canaveral | 2016-038B |
Web links
- Website Eutelsat Americas (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gunter Krebs: Satmex 7. In: Gunter's Space Page. June 27, 2012, accessed November 5, 2012 .
- ↑ Boeing to Build 4 Satellites for Asia Broadcast Satellite / Satmex Team. Boeing, March 13, 2012, accessed November 15, 2012 .
- ↑ Proton-M missile brings Mexican communications satellites into space. RIA Novosti, March 27, 2013, accessed March 27, 2013 .
- ↑ Satmex adopts Eutelsat Brand. Eutelsat Americas, March 7, 2014, archived from the original on October 22, 2014 ; accessed on May 10, 2014 .