The government of the Central American country destines approximately 21 million dollars to make this new satellite real while the Solidarity II raisin to be produced in a sloping orbit

Mexican satellites (Satmex) he has informed that in approximately two months it will initiate the construction of Satmex VII with proper financial resources.

Sources near to the company of services satelitales pointed out that "there appeared requests of manufacturers' proposals. It was already selected to one, that implies that it is begun by the construction of the satellite in approximately approximately 60 days".

Even if it is not possible to make yet public the name of the winning company, the beginning of the construction of the spatial appliance, which price ranges in 250 million dollars, it can be covered "with proper resources" of Satmex.

The sources point out that from the last March 1 the satellite Solidarity II operates in orbit inclined to lengthen for five more years his useful life, which was programmed until 2009.

The federal government, across Telecomm, acquired this spatial appliance for nearly 21 million dollars, "Financier was counted by a National's valuation to take into consideration the value in books of the satellite".

They told that the target is to protect the rights that the International Union of Telecommunications (UIT) granted Mexico on the Band L for services of national safety.

Although the Solidarity II will happen to be a property of Telecom, the operation will continue in charge of Satmex, since the company has in his facilities the whole team of ground, they explained.


(Notimex, 12/03/08)