Intelsat Planning 2026 Launch of Software-Defined Intelsat 43

Intelsat hopes to launch its geostationary orbit Intelsat 43 satellite in the first half of 2026, it said in an FCC Space Bureau application Monday. The Ku-/Ka-/Q-/V-band satellite will operate at 137.1 degrees west and is one of four software-defined satellites it plans to add to its fleet, it said.