Intelsat Looks to Hand Back Satellite to JSAT

With a commercial agreement with JSAT coming to a close, Intelsat asked the FCC International Bureau to allow transfer of control of the JCSAT-RA satellite from Intelsat back to JSAT and the satellite's licensing authority to revert from the U.S. to Japan. In a bureau application Friday, Intelsat said at the end of the licensing deal, the C- and Ku-band JSAT-RA will move from its 169 degrees east orbital location.