The MEXSAT Bicentenario satellite sent its first signals from space December 19 following launch from Kourou aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.
Bicentenario is the first of three MEXSAT satellites built by Boeing partner Orbital Sciences Corporation for the Transport and Communications Secretariat (SCT) designed to enhance the country’s communications for domestic, military, civil and humanitarian needs.
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