CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE
STATION, Fla., Oct. 2, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Commercial Launch
Services today successfully launched the Morelos-3 satellite for
Mexico's Ministry of
Communications and Transportation. At 6:28
a.m. EDT, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 421
rocketed into space from Space Launch Complex 41, carrying
Mexico's next-generation
communications satellite into orbit.
Launch photo:
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2015/october/space-cls-mexsat.html
The launch marks ULA's 100th mission since the company was
formed in late 2006 and the 57th Atlas V launch since the vehicle's
inaugural mission in 2002.
Morelos-3 will join the
country's existing Mexsat constellation as its primary
telecommunications satellite, helping to bring end-to-end
communications support to areas of national security, civil and
humanitarian efforts.
"The quality and reliability of the Atlas V is unparalleled, and
today it delivered on a critical step toward bringing
next-generation mobile telecommunications services to Mexico," said Steve
Skladanek, president of Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch
Services. "The placement of Morelos-3 into orbit is vital to an effective
Mexsat constellation, and partnering with ULA, we were able to help
the customer achieve that mission."
The capabilities of an integrated Mexsat system will enhance
Mexico's disaster relief efforts,
emergency services, telemedicine, rural education and
telecommunications access for populations in remote locations of
Mexico. Support in these areas is
instrumental to positioning the country for infrastructure
maintainability and future growth.
"The successful placement Morelos-3 into orbit is tremendous news for
Mexico," said Omar Charfen, Mexsat program director general.
"Now, we can begin to use Morelos-3 to expand the already robust
capabilities of our Mexsat communications network."
Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Lockheed Martin Corporation, markets the Atlas V
to commercial satellite customers worldwide and also offers Athena
launch services for small satellites and multi-payload RideShare
missions. The company is responsible for contracts, marketing,
sales and mission management for commercial and international
government Atlas V missions and all Athena missions.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace
company that employs approximately 112,000 people worldwide and is
principally engaged in the research, design, development,
manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology
systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for
2014 were $45.6 billion.
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