Telesat Plans 2018 Launch of Its 19V Satellite

Telesat wants to use its Telesat 19V satellite to serve the U.S. market in the Ka- and Ku- bands, the company said in an FCC International Bureau filing Thursday. The geostationary satellite is expected to launch in Q1 2018 and operate at 63 degrees west, co-locating with Telstar 14R and providing Ku-band spot and regional beam coverage in Brazil, spot beam coverage in the Andean region and regional coverage in the North Atlantic Ocean region, while its Ka-band will provide high-throughput capacity in parts of South America, northern Canada, parts of the Caribbean and parts of the North Atlantic region, including parts of Maine, Telesat said.