Representing a fourth generation of Boeing satellites to serve México, the Mexsat system will join the country’s current satellite fleet to offer mobile satellite services and fixed satellite services to support national security, civil and humanitarian efforts. The Mexsat system will provide disaster relief, emergency services, telemedicine, rural education, and government agency operations, including offering telecommunications access for the Mexican people living in remote parts of the country.

The Mexsat contract calls for Boeing to design and deliver a complete end-to-end turnkey system consisting of: two Boeing 702HP geomobile satellites; a GEOStar-2 satellite from Orbital Sciences Corporation for fixed satellite services; two ground stations; and ground-based beam-forming and communications network equipment that tie into the government, private and public terrestrial networks. Boeing will also deliver reference user terminals, which are used for testing and validation of the system.