Horizons 3e Arrives in French Guiana amid Preparations for September 7th Launch on Ariane 5
August 09 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Covering Asia Pacific and the Pacific Ocean Regions, Horizons
3e to Complete Intelsat EpicNG Global
Coverage
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first
Globalized Network and leader in integrated satellite solutions,
announced today that Horizons 3e arrived at the Guiana Space Center
in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will undergo final preparations
before its scheduled launch on an Ariane 5 rocket on the 7th of
September, 2018.
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Horizons 3e arriving in French Guiana in
advance of its expected launch on September 7, 2018. (Photo:
Business Wire)
Horizons 3e is owned by a joint venture between Intelsat and SKY
Perfect JSAT Corporation, marking the fourth satellite project
between the two companies. Built by Boeing and based on the
award-winning Intelsat EpicNG design, Horizons 3e marks the sixth
of our Intelsat EpicNG high throughput satellites (“HTS”). The
satellite will complete Intelsat EpicNG’s global coverage and
provide wireless operator, mobility and government customers with
unmatched performance, resiliency and redundancy.
Horizons 3e is the first Intelsat EpicNG satellite to feature
entire Ku-band spot beams utilizing multiport amplifiers that
optimize power across the satellite. This enhanced, advanced
digital payload features the highest throughput of the entire
Intelsat EpicNG fleet with full beam interconnectivity in two
commercial bands and significant upgrades on power, efficiency and
coverage flexibility. With the multiport amplifier, power can be
adjusted to each beam to meet customer throughput demands.
By matching satellite power usage to traffic demands,
aeronautical and maritime mobility, fixed and wireless network
operators, corporate enterprise and government customers can
leverage the additional efficiency improvements to expand their
network and applications across the Asia Pacific region. In
addition to the power sharing technology, Horizons 3e provides
additional resiliency to the IntelsatOne Flex managed service
platform, for use in enterprise and mobility applications.
Horizons 3e is currently scheduled for launch on 7 September,
2018 during a window that is currently scheduled to open at 5:56 pm
EDT and closes at 6:31 pm EDT. Following a successful launch,
Horizons 3e will be placed at the 169° East orbital location, where
it will undergo in-orbit testing prior to its expected in-service
date in the first quarter of 2019.
Supporting Resources:
- Intelsat
EpicNG: http://www.intelsat.com/global-network/satellites/epicng/
- Intelsat EpicNG:
Unlocking Opportunities in a New
Era: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DQVg9H139A
- About High Throughput
Satellites: http://www.intelsat.com/videos/a-high-throughput-satellite-teach-in/
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Network, delivering high-quality, cost-effective video and
broadband services anywhere in the world. Intelsat’s Globalized
Network combines the world’s largest satellite backbone with
terrestrial infrastructure, managed services and an open,
interoperable architecture to enable customers to drive revenue and
reach through a new generation of network services. Thousands of
organizations serving billions of people worldwide rely on Intelsat
to provide ubiquitous broadband connectivity, multi-format video
broadcasting, secure satellite communications and seamless mobility
services. The end result is an entirely new world, one that allows
us to envision the impossible, connect without boundaries and
transform the ways in which we live. For more information, visit
www.intelsat.com.
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IntelsatMichele Loguidice, +1 703-559-7372Director, Corporate
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