SES Planning AMC-6 Relocation

SES wants to relocate AMC-6 to 85 degrees west, where it will supplement the Ku-band service provided by AMC-2 and AMC-16 satellites. In a pair of FCC International Bureau filings Thursday (see here and here), SES asked for modification of its AMC-6 license to allow relocation from 67 degrees west, and for a 60-day special temporary authority starting May 14 to let the company do that relocation while its license modification is pending. The company said it plans to launch its SES-10 to 67 degrees west at the end of March, with it being fully operational by early May, making AMC-6 available for relocation.