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Intelsat To Begin De-Orbit of Intelsat 7 by Mid-September

Intelsat expects to begin de-orbit maneuvers for its Intelsat 7 satellite by mid-September, it told the FCC International Bureau in a filing Friday. The application seeking special temporary authority starting March 20 to continue operating Intelsat 7 at 18.2 degrees…

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west said that during that 180-day span, it expects to begin de-orbiting the satellite.