Intelsat Seeks New Orbital Slot, More Life for Intelsat 9
Intelsat wants to relocate Intelsat 9 and extend that satellite's license term through July 2021. In an FCC International Bureau filing Monday, Intelsat said moving the satellite from 29.5 degrees west to 66.15 degrees east would let it provide additional…
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capacity at that new orbital slot. It said the satellite's current license term expires July 31, 2019, but Intelsat 9 has at least two years of useful life beyond that. The company said the drift to 66.15 degrees east is expected to start on or around June 10 and take 10 months.