Intelsat Planning Replacements of Galaxy 14, 15 Satellites

Intelsat hopes to launch its Galaxy 14R satellite to replace Galaxy 14 in Q4 2019, with its Galaxy 15R satellite to replace Galaxy 15 to follow in Q2 2022, it said in FCC International Bureau applications (see here and here) Wednesday. Galaxy 14 operates at 125 degrees west, as would 14R, it said. Intelsat also said 14R would operate in 14's C-band frequencies plus extended C-, Ku- and Ka-band frequencies not used by 14. The C-band Galaxy 15 operates at 133 degrees west, as would 15R, it said, saying Galaxy 15R would include Ku-band frequencies not used by 15.