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Fleet and Operations Update
Intelsat’s average fill rate on our approximately 1,850 station-kept wide-beam transponders was 79 percent at June 30, 2018.
As of June 30, 2018, the HTS Intelsat EpicNG unit count was approximately 1,150 units in service, stable in comparison to the Intelsat EpicNG transponder count at March 31, 2018.
Our two launches for 2018, Intelsat 38 and Horizons 3e, are planned for launch on a single Arianespace rocket in September 2018.
Intelsat currently has seven satellites covered by our 2018 to 2020 capital expenditure plan, three of which are in the design and manufacturing phase or recently launched. The remaining four satellites are replacement satellites, for which manufacturing contracts have not yet been signed. In addition, we are working on one custom payload being built on a third-party satellite and a separate joint venture satellite which do not require capital expenditures, each noted below as a “Non-Capex Satellite.”
Our fleet plan includes the use of mission extension vehicles, or “MEVs,” to extend the operational life of two of our wide-beam satellites, which reduces overall capital expenditures in the near- to mid-term, but will increase operating expenses as each MEV enters service.
Our owned satellites, third-party payloads and a joint venture project currently in the design and manufacturing stages are noted below. Intelsat EpicNG-class satellites are noted with a small “e” following the satellite number.
Intelsat 39 IS-902 62 E Arianespace Ariane 5 2Q 2019 3Q 2019 Broadband Infrastructure
Galaxy 30 G-14 235°E Arianespace Ariane 5 2020 2020 Media, Broadband
Non-Capex Satellite Follows
Orbital Location Launch Provider
Estimated Launch Date
Estimated In-Service Date Application Intelsat 38 IS-904, G-11 45 E Arianespace Ariane 5 Sept 2018 1Q 2019 Media, Broadband Horizons 3e IS-805 169 E Arianespace Ariane 5 Sept 2018 1Q 2019 Broadband Infrastructure
Intelsat’s average fill rate on our approximately 1,850 station-kept wide-beam transponders was 79 percent at June 30, 2018.
As of June 30, 2018, the HTS Intelsat EpicNG unit count was approximately 1,150 units in service, stable in comparison to the Intelsat EpicNG transponder count at March 31, 2018.
Our two launches for 2018, Intelsat 38 and Horizons 3e, are planned for launch on a single Arianespace rocket in September 2018.
Intelsat currently has seven satellites covered by our 2018 to 2020 capital expenditure plan, three of which are in the design and manufacturing phase or recently launched. The remaining four satellites are replacement satellites, for which manufacturing contracts have not yet been signed. In addition, we are working on one custom payload being built on a third-party satellite and a separate joint venture satellite which do not require capital expenditures, each noted below as a “Non-Capex Satellite.”
Our fleet plan includes the use of mission extension vehicles, or “MEVs,” to extend the operational life of two of our wide-beam satellites, which reduces overall capital expenditures in the near- to mid-term, but will increase operating expenses as each MEV enters service.
Our owned satellites, third-party payloads and a joint venture project currently in the design and manufacturing stages are noted below. Intelsat EpicNG-class satellites are noted with a small “e” following the satellite number.
Intelsat 39 IS-902 62 E Arianespace Ariane 5 2Q 2019 3Q 2019 Broadband Infrastructure
Galaxy 30 G-14 235°E Arianespace Ariane 5 2020 2020 Media, Broadband
Non-Capex Satellite Follows
Orbital Location Launch Provider
Estimated Launch Date
Estimated In-Service Date Application Intelsat 38 IS-904, G-11 45 E Arianespace Ariane 5 Sept 2018 1Q 2019 Media, Broadband Horizons 3e IS-805 169 E Arianespace Ariane 5 Sept 2018 1Q 2019 Broadband Infrastructure
