Intelsat Launches Intelsat 33e, Intelsat 36 Satellites

Intelsat 33e, the second satellite in Intelsat's EpicNG high-throughput constellation, and Intelsat 36, launched Wednesday from French Guiana on an Ariane 5 rocket, the company said on its website. Intelsat 33e will be at 60 degrees east and bring C- and Ku-band broadband capacity to parts of Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, the company said. Intelsat 36 will collocate with Intelsat 20 at 68.5 degrees east and focus on video content distribution in Africa and the Indian Ocean region, including supporting the South African direct-to-home MultiChoice platform, the company said.