Intelsat's Galaxy 17 satellite was successfully launched aboard Arianespace's Ariane 5 ECA rocket on May 4.
The satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, will initially operate from 74ºW and offer high-power capacity to video programmers, government and corporate broadband customers in North America and in the
Galaxy 17 will eventually be located at 91ºW and will join Intelsat's North American cable community within its Galaxy fleet comprised of 15 other satellites that cover North America, Central America and the