June 11: Intelsat Ltd., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, has provided further details of its fleet investment plan, which is expected to result in a significant improvement in the types and quantities of satellite capacity available to media, networking and government customers in the Asia-Pacific Region.
Intelsat expects to launch 11 satellites between now and the end of 2012, five of which will provide new or replacement capacity in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Asia-Pacific build includes the acceleration of replacement satellites for two core roles and one new satellite …

Intelsat Ltd the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services announced on April 27, that the Australian Defence Force has agreed to purchase a specialised UHF communications package aboard Intelsat 22, scheduled for launch in 2012.
As part of the “hosted payload” contract valued at US$167 million, Intelsat will arrange the construction and integration of the UHF payload with the satellite. Under the agreement, Intelsat is expected to operate the ADF payload and provide related services for 15 years after the launch.
Intelsat 22 will be positioned at 72 degree east longitude …