International Launch Services plans a 2015 launch of...

January 16, 2014 |Satellite

International Launch Services plans a 2015 launch of the Eutelsat 9B satellite. Eutelsat 9B is a high-capacity Ku-band satellite, ILS said in a news release (http://bit.ly/1j7EvZk). It will have 66 transponders that will deliver to Eutelsat enhanced performance for broadcasting at the established 9 degrees east location, it said. The satellite also will host the first data relay payload for the European Data Relay Satellite System, ILS said.