Intelsat 22 Satellite To Provide Incremental Capacity In High-demand Regions

The design of the Intelsat 22 payload is optimized to address high growth service areas, to provide continuity of services and to support Intelsat's strategic initiatives.

The satellite will supply 48 C- and 24 Ku-band 36 MHz equivalent transponders to network services and media customers in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, providing incremental capacity for commercial and government applications.

The Intelsat 22 satellite will feature custom-tailored beams to meet traffic patterns in these high-demand regions including C-band capacity for Africa and Asia, and an ability to cross-connect between the two regions.

Its Ku-band payload will provide coverage of the Middle East and East Africa, with connectivity into Europe. The Ku-band payload will include a mobility beam bridging South East Asia, the Indian Ocean and the coastline of Africa that will support Intelsat's global mobility strategy for maritime and aeronautical applications.

The Intelsat 22 satellite will also host a specialized UHF payload for the Australian Defence Force, as announced separately. Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems will manufacture the satellite. The launch provider has not yet been announced.

Intelsat Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing Stephen Spengler commented, "Intelsat continues to see strong growth in the Africa and Middle East regions and for connectivity between Asia and Africa. The 72 degrees East longitude orbital location is ideal for addressing these requirements and for delivering follow on capacity for our network services and government customers operating in these regions and the satellite's design will allow us to further progress our global maritime strategy."