Eutelsat To Pay Down Debt of Satmex Subsidiary

by Peter B. de Selding — April 14, 2014

Eutelsat will redeem $360 million in bonds from bondholders in Eutelsat Americas.

After Delay, Satmex Finalizes Deal to Host Raytheon WAAS Payload

by Peter B. de Selding — February 14, 2014

Nearly two years of uncertainty about where the next-generation GPS satellite augmentation payload would find a home in geostationary orbit has apparently ended.

Civil Commercial hosted payload Raytheon Satmex

Eutelsat Closes Satmex Purchase

by Peter B. de Selding — January 2, 2014

The acquisition gives Eutelsat a major beachhead in the robust Latin American market alongside rivals Intelsat, SES, Telesat and others.

Commercial Eutelsat Satmex

Eutelsat’s Satmex Acquisition Expands Satellite Fleet Operator’s Global Reach

by Peter B. de Selding — August 1, 2013

The purchase gives Eutelsat a major presence in what industry officials see as perhaps the fastest-growing region for bandwidth demand.

Commercial Eutelsat Missions Satellite Satellite Telecom Satmex

Satmex Acquisition Gives Eutelsat’s Latin America Presence a Jolt of Electricity

by Peter B. de Selding — July 31, 2013

Eutelsat is buying Mexican operator Satmex for $831 million in cash plus the assumption of $311 million in Satmex debt to establish a big position in the growing Latin American market.

Commercial Eutelsat Satellite Telecom Satmex

Satmex Orders Second All-electric Satellite from Boeing Ahead of Deadline

by Peter B. de Selding — July 19, 2013

The Satmex decision means the contract that Satmex and ABS signed remains intact.

Commercial Boeing Missions Satellite Satellite Telecom Satmex

Satmex 7 Satellite Not Dependent on Ex-Im Loan

by Peter B. de Selding — June 12, 2013

Satmex Chief Financial Officer Juan Garcia said Satmex 7 “is fully funded” and can be purchased from Satmex’s operating cash flows between now and its planned launch in early 2015.

Missions Satellite Satellite Telecom Satmex

Proton Back in the Win Column with Satmex 8 Launch

by Peter B. de Selding — March 27, 2013

Russia’s Proton Breeze M heavy-lift rocket successfully returned to flight March 27 with launch of the Satmex 8 telecommunications satellite.

Launch Proton Satmex

Satmex Expects To Squeeze Extra 5 Months from Satmex 5

by Peter B. de Selding — December 17, 2012

Satmex has again revised upward its estimate of how long the Satmex 5 satellite can remain in orbit.

Satellite Telecom Satmex

Satmex 8 Delivered to Baikonur for Launch

by SpaceNews Editor — December 1, 2012

The Satmex 8 telecommunications satellite arrived at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in preparation for launch aboard a Russian-built Proton Breeze M rocket booked through International Launch Services, the satellite’s builder, Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, Calif.

Launch Satellite Telecom Satmex

New Estimate on Satmex 5’s Operating Life Eases Pressure for Replacement

by Peter B. de Selding — October 29, 2012

Satellite fleet operator Satmex of Mexico said satellite builder Boeing has revised upward its estimate of how much longer the Satmex 5 satellite can remain in orbit, giving Satmex more breathing room as it awaits the launch of the replacement Satmex 8.

Satellite Telecom Satmex

Proton Failure Narrows Launch Window for Satmex 8

by Peter B. de Selding — September 25, 2012

PARIS — Satellite fleet operator Satmex said it remains confident that a Russian Proton rocket will launch its Satmex 8 satellite by December, giving the company sufficient time to transfer customers to it before Satmex 5, which the new spacecraft is replacing, runs out of fuel as early as late February.

Launch Proton Satmex

Optical Satcom Picks Up Satmex Software Contract

by SpaceNews Staff — July 23, 2012

Satellite operator Satmex of Mexico awarded Optimal Satcom of Reston, Va., a multiyear contract for satellite capacity management software and support, Optimal Satcom announced July 11. The value of the contract was not disclosed.

Commercial Contracts Satmex

Satmex Undecided on 2nd Satellite Under Deal with ABS and Boeing

by Peter B. de Selding — May 31, 2012

PARIS — Satellite operator Satmex of Mexico says it has not yet committed to buying a second of two planned satellites as part of a broader contract involving Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and manufacturer Boeing that was announced in March.

Commercial Boeing Missions Satellite Satellite Telecom Satmex

ABS, Satmex Banding Together for Boeing Satellite Buy

by Peter B. de Selding — March 13, 2012

WASHINGTON — The decision by regional satellite operators Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) of Bermuda and Hong Kong and Satmex of Mexico to join forces to purchase four Boeing-built telecommunications satellites employing a revolutionary design is one way smaller players can realize the scale economies usually reserved for larger fleet operators, industry officials said.

Boeing Missions Satellite Satellite Telecom Satmex

Cleansed of Debt, Satmex Beginning To Rebuild Core Business

by Peter B. de Selding — November 18, 2011

PARIS — Satellite fleet operator Satmex of Mexico, which exited bankruptcy in May with a $325 million loan, on Nov. 17 reported a slight decline in core satellite-lease revenue for the nine months ending Sept. 30.

Commercial Satellite Telecom Satmex

With $1B Satellite Order, Mexican Gov’t Looks To Change Satmex Relationship

by Peter B. de Selding — January 10, 2011

The Mexican government intends to use its three-satellite, billion-dollar contract with Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to restructure its relations with Mexico’s commercial satellite operator, Satmex, by reducing or eliminating the government’s demand for free Satmex bandwidth, a Mexican government official said.

Commercial Mexico Missions Satellite Satellite Telecom Satmex

ILS To Launch Satmex 8 in 2012

by Peter B. de Selding — December 29, 2010

LES MENUIRES, France — Satellite fleet operator Satmex of Mexico will launch its Satmex 8 telecommunications satellite aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton rocket between July and September 2012, Satmex and ILS announced Dec. 29.

Launch ILS Satellite Telecom Satmex

Satmex Orders Satellite From Space Systems/Loral

by Peter B. de Selding — May 10, 2010

PARIS — Satellite fleet operator Satmex of Mexico has received approval from its bondholders to spend up to $100 million on a new Satmex 8 telecommunications satellite in return for increasing the interest rate Satmex pays on bonds due in 2011, a development that enabled Satmex to sign a firm satellite-construction contract with Space Systems/Loral, according to statements from the companies.

Commercial Loral Missions Satellite Satellite Telecom Satmex

Debt-ridden Satmex Puts $2M Down for New Satellite

by Peter B. de Selding — April 5, 2010

Satmex has paid $2 million to manufacturer Space Systems/Loral to begin work on a Satmex 8 satellite to replace Satmex 5, whose fuel will run out in 31 months.