Intelsat, Ltd., the world’s leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced today that at 18:02 EDT its Intelsat 11 satellite was successfully launched aboard Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket. The satellite, built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, will operate from 317 degrees E and host Latin America’s premiere video programmers and the region’s largest DTH platform. Source: Intelsat, Ltd.
The Intelsat 11 will host Latin America’s premiere video programmers and the region’s largest DTH platform from 371 degrees E. (Photo: Business Wire). View Multimedia Gallery
Its payload is comprised of 25 C- and 18 Ku-band transponder units offering robust coverage for broadcasting content in the Americas and Europe.
Once Intelsat 11 is operational, it will eventually replace Intelsat’s 6B and 3R spacecraft. Intelsat 11 will begin transitioning its customers over once in-orbit testing is complete, providing them capacity with a useful life slated to last the next 16 years.
Intelsat, Ltd. CEO David McGlade stated, “Intelsat 11 is an extremely important satellite for us and for our video customers. The increase of regional DTH services is a major catalyst for industry growth, and this orbital location is one of the largest of the 27 DTH platforms we host worldwide.” Intelsat 11 is slated to enter service in the fourth quarter of 2007.
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Intelsat is the leading provider of fixed satellite services (FSS) worldwide and is the leading provider of these services to each of the media, network services and government customer sectors, enabling people and businesses everywhere constant access to information and entertainment. Intelsat offers customers a greater business potential by providing them access to unrivaled resources with ease of business and peace of mind. An extensive customer base, including some of the world’s leading media and communications companies, multinational corporations, Internet service providers and government/military organizations, utilizes our services. Real-time, constant communication with people anywhere in the world is closer, by far.
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