International Launch Services (ILS) will use a Proton freighter rocket to launch the Intelsat 16 satellite for Intelsat.
Contract terms were not disclosed. The satellite, built by Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB], is expected to be delivered to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan late this fall.
Intelsat 16 is a 2,500 kg (5,512 pounds) satellite that will be placed at 58 degrees west longitude.
Intelsat 16 will provide high power Ku-band capacity to support expanded services to direct-to-home customers in Latin America. The satellite is an Orbital 2.4 platform, and will serve as a complement to the Intelsat 9 and as a backup to Intelsat 11.