Intelsat Planning Drift of Intelsat 5

September 23, 2016 |Satellite

Intelsat wants to drift its Intelsat 5 satellite from 157 degrees east to 59.9 degrees east and operate it there temporarily in the C- and Ku-bands. In an FCC International Bureau application filed Wednesday, the company said the relocation -- needed to meet a potential service demand -- will start on or after Dec. 1, and will be at its new home by March.