Galaxy 37 C-Band Replacement Satellite Could Launch by August: Intelsat

Intelsat's seventh and final C-band replacement satellite, Galaxy 37, will launch as early as August to replace Galaxy 13, Intelsat said in its updated C-band transition plan, posted Wednesday in docket 18-122. It said all continental U.S. receive antenna feeds will be equipped with blue filters by the Dec. 5 Phase II C-band clearing deadline. It said higher-than-expected teleport migration costs pushed its estimate of overall reimbursable costs from $1.755 billion to $1.77 billion.