ULA Atlas V Delivers Mexican Satellite Into Orbit Space Coast Daily
go to original October 2, 2015

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with a Mexican communications satellite at 6:28 a.m. Friday. (ULA)

Atlas V 421 successfully launched the Morelos-3 mission for Mexico’s Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (Ministry of Communications and Transportation).

Morelos-3 will be part of the Mexsat constellation of satellites owned by Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes and operated by Telecomunicaciones de Mexico that delivers advanced telecommunications throughout Mexico.

The Mexsat program provides secure communications for Mexico’s national security needs in addition to providing communications to rural zones, as a complement to other existing networks.

These satellite communication services include education and health programs, voice, data, video, and internet services.

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