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SATMEX

Satmex (Satélites 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.1

Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded1
  • Industrytelecommunications industry1
  • HeadquartersMexico City1
  • Websitewww.satmex.com

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Satmex (Satélites 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.2

How it started

History

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.

The three communication satellites provide local, regional and continental coverage in C band and Ku band.

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 is made through color television.

From Wikipedia’s article on SATMEX, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Timeline

  1. 2014Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1997Founded Founded1

Sources

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