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Space Communications: the History of Mexican Satellites INFOGRAPHIC Mexico achieves a renowned role Mexico develops Mexico caters to the needs in the development of pieces, the necessary space of the public and private SPACE COMMUNICATIONS: products and services for the infrastructure to increase space markets and is among space market and has a market connectivity in Latin the three global leaders with THE HISTORY OF MEXICAN SATELLITES share of 1 percent America by 25 percent a share of 40 percent of 2026 2035 these markets Since the space race began in 1957 when Sputnik 1 was PLAN DE launched, the importance of placing increasingly advanced ÓRBITA Eutelsat satellites in orbit for scientific and telecommunication 2.0* 117 West B 2036 Mexico guarantees its access purposes has become increasingly apparent. In the last (SATMEX 9) to space by strengthening Boeing BSS- its ability to preserve and MexSat 2 702SP 32 years and surpassing several obstacles, 15 Mexican strengthen orbital resources (Morelos III) Last satellite Eutelsat and their radio spectrum and satellites have been deployed into orbit to address the BSS-702HP-GEM that belonged 115 West B establishes two more orbital Twin of MexSat 1 to Satmex country's growing connectivity needs, although only (SATMEX 7) Provides mobile positions Launch date Boeing BSS- communication and three are currently operational. 702SP vehicle localization Aug 2016 services and has Boeing finishes transfering the operation of MexSat to Mexican government integrated early These satellites were first owned and operated by the Jun 2016 warning systems to prevent harm during Mexican government but the entrance of the private natural disasters Oct 2015 sector into the telecoms market has enabled companies MexSat 3 SATMEX 8 (Bicentenario) (Eutelsat 117 West A) to acquire, operate and even launch their own satellites. May 2015 Orbital Sciences Space Systems / Loral MexSat 1 (Centenario) Destroyed Corporation - (SSL) - SSL 1300E Boeing BSS-702HP-GEM during launching Mar 2015 GEOStar 2 (Star Launched by Operator 2.4) NASA SCT (Walter C Jan 2014 QuetzSat 1 Space Systems Creation of the Mexican Space Agency, a decentralized organism of SCT in charge Buchanan Space Loral (SSL) SSL 1300 Arianespace of using space science and technology to promote innovation and development of Command Center) Mar 2013 Designed specifically to be used Mexico's space sector Polyot for satellite television signal, it is SCT (TELECOMM), Dec 2012 used by Dish México International Launch later Satmex Services UNAM team at Sep 2011 SpaceX Plesetsk, Russia SATMEX 5 (Morelos 2R, Eutelsat 115 West A) Satmex, later Eutelsat Jul 2010 Lockheed Martin Hughes Aircraft Co. HS-601HP Creation of the Mexican Space Agency, an organism tasked with promoting Mexico's aerospace innovation and development Launch Services Americas Faced a malfunction in its main Aug 2009 propulsion system in 2010 but QuetzSat remained operative SCT is tasked with implementing a new public satellite system for national security purposes SCT (TELECOMM - May 2006 Bands MexSat) Oct 2000 C & Ku (Mexico Satmex, later Eutelsat Boeing concludes acquisition of Hughes Coverage) Americas Dec 1998 C, L & Ku (Mexico & Eutelsat Americas South US Coverage) Jun 1997 UNAMSAT B Creation of Satmex after TELECOMM is privatized. 75 percent is owned by Principia and Non-applicable (UNAMSAT 2, Oscar 30) Loral Space & Communications and 25 percent by the Mexican federal government Sep 1996 PUIDE-UNAM UNAMSAT-1 Ku (Mexico, Central Twin of UNAMSAT-1, Status America & US) Mar 1995 replaced it after its (September 2017) destruction UNAMSAT 1 (Oscar 30) It was intended for the study of meteorite impact trajectories C & Ku (Mexico, Decomissioned after PUIDE-UNAM UNAMSAT-1 in the athmosphere but failed to deploy from its rocket Central America Oct 1994 fuel reserves depleted & US) Decomissioned due to Nov 1993 C & Ku (America malfunction coverage) Nov 1989 Destroyed during L & Ku (Mexico) Solidaridad I Creation of TELECOMM, a decentralized organism of SCT in charge of operating the Morelos Satellite System launching Nov 1985 (SATMEX 3) Ku (Mexico, Hughes Inoperative due to Central and South Aircraft Co. malfunction Jun 1985 HS-601 America & part of Morelos II Antarctica) Operative (SATMEX 2) Solidaridad II SATMEX 6 Hughes Aircraft Co. (SATMEX 4) (Eutelsat 113 West A) HS-376 Hughes Aircraft Co. HS-601 Space Systems / Loral (SSL) SSL 1300X Morelos I Rodolfo Neri Vela Limited to L-band for Occupied the orbit of Solidaridad II (SATMEX 1) took part in the government national security after its decomission. Covers North Hughes Aircraft mission to place this communications after 2008 and South America, video and data *Plan de órbita 2.0 is the road map created by ProMéxico, Co. HS-376 satellite in orbit communication services AEM and scholars from various areas to develop Mexico's First Mexican aerospace industry through projects that boost innovation satellite provided data transmission and competitiveness in the industry's value chain. services and TV, radio and telephone signal Sources: AEM, Boeing, Eutelsat Americas, SpaceX, Telecomm, space. skyrocket.de, UNAM, El Financiero, CONACYT, La Jornada, El Universal, International Launch Services, NASA, ProMéxico, Animal Político, El Decomission date Mar Aug Aug 2021 1997 2031 2013 June 2016 Economista, SSL, Lockheed Martin, México Aeroespacial, Sky-brokers, 1994 2027 2028 2026 2030 2004 Arianespace, SCT 2000 February November.
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