Intelsat Seeks Additional Life for Intelsat 901
Intelsat hopes to get up to five more years of use out of its Intelsat 901 satellite, it said in an FCC International Bureau filing Tuesday asking for modification of its authorization to extend its license term through Dec. 31,…
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2021. The satellite, which began service in 2001, is licensed to operate through Nov. 21. Intelsat said estimates of Intelsat 901's end of service life now range from June 2018, if no inclined orbit operation, to late 2021 in inclined orbit operation.