Telesat Buying SES' AMC-11 for C-Band Service Maintenance
Telesat is seeking FCC OK to transfer the license for SES' AMC-11 satellite from SES. In an International Bureau application posted Thursday, it said it intends to relocate the satellite at 131 degrees west to 111.1 degrees west, where it…
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will collocate with Telesat's Anik F2 satellite. Telesat said it's buying AMC-11 to continue providing C-band service from 111.1 degrees west. An SES spokesperson said Anik F2 is experiencing an anomaly and AMC-11 is the best option for providing continuity of C-band service to those Telesat customers needing to transition quickly. Telesat said AMC-11, when moved and assigned, will be called Anik F4.