Intelsat 29e Being Readied for Planned Jan. 27 Launch
Intelsat 29e, the first satellite of the company's high-throughput EpicNG constellation, arrived at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, and is being readied for its scheduled Jan. 27 launch, Intelsat said in a news release Friday. The satellite…
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is intended to bring high-throughput capacity in the C- and Ku- bands to North and Latin America and the North Atlantic region, and EpicNG customers include Anditel, BT Latam Venezuela, Compania Anonima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela, Canal 10 CETV, Fox Latin America Channels do Brasil and Telefonica del Peru, it said. Intelsat 29e is expected to begin service at 310 degrees east in mid-2016, the company said.