Intelsat Plans August Launch for Intelsat 36 Satellite

Intelsat hopes to launch its Intelsat 36 satellite in August. In an FCC International Bureau filing Thursday, it sought IB approval for the launch and to operate the satellite at 68.5 degrees east, where it would co-locate with Intelsat 20 and provide additional capacity in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The company said Intelsat 36 will operate at some of the same frequencies as Intelsat 20, as well as at 3650-3700 MHz, 6675-6725 MHz, 11,200-11,450 MHz, 11,700-12,500 MHz, 13,000-13,250 MHz and 17,300-18,100 MHz.