Intelsat 34 Launches Successfully

Intelsat's C- and Ku-band Intelsat 34 launched successfully Thursday from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, the company said in a news release. SSL-built Intelsat 34 will join Intelsat 11 and 21 in providing video distribution services in Latin America, replacing Intelsat 805 and Galaxy 11, plus broadband services for the aeronautical and maritime markets in the North Atlantic, Intelsat said. Two more Intelsat launches are scheduled for the first quarter of 2016, it said.