Intelsat Seeks License Extensions for NSS-7, Intelsat 905

Intelsat wants extra life for its NSS-7 and Intelsat 905 satellites. In a pair of FCC International Bureau authorization modification applications (see here and here) filed Tuesday, it asked for extensions of the license terms. The license term for NSS-7, launched in 2002, expired in April, but its expected end of service life is estimated to be in 2023, the company said, asking for a license term extension through July 31, 2023. The license term for Intelsat 905, which started service in 2002, is to expire July 18, and the expected end of service life was most recently estimated to be late 2019 if there were no inclined orbit operation, the company said. It said it plans an inclined orbit operation, which would give it five more years, and asked for a license term extension through Nov. 30, 2024.