Intelsat Looks to Relocate Intelsat 16 for Hurricane Maria Work

October 18, 2017 |Satellite

To respond to Hurricane Maria damage in Puerto Rico, Intelsat wants to move its Intelsat 16 satellite from 58.1 degrees west to 76.2 degrees west. In FCC special temporary authority applications (see here and here) Monday, the company said drift would take about two weeks, and DirecTV -- licensed to operate in the Ku-band at 76.2 degrees west -- supports this.