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Intelsat regains control of IA-7 satellite INTELSAT NEWS RELEASE Posted: December 4, 2004 Intelsat, Ltd. announced Friday that it is pursuing a recovery mission of the Intelsat Americas 7 satellite, which experienced a sudden and unusual electrical distribution anomaly on November 28. As a result of an intensive recovery effort by the Intelsat technical team, contact and control of the satellite has been regained. Service restoration is underway, with several key customers expected to be operational on IA-7 by the end of the day. Although testing of the satelliteıs capabilities is still underway, operations have been restored on a portion of the satelliteıs transponders. Prior to IA-7ıs reactivation last night, the affected Intelsat customers had all been offered alternate capacity at different orbital locations, with many customers restored on alternate Intelsat capacity within hours of Sunday morningıs anomaly. The exact cause of the anomaly is still being investigated, in cooperation with Space Systems/ Loral, the satelliteıs manufacturer, and Loral Skynet, each of whom participated in the recovery effort. ³Our first priority in this event was to address the needs of our existing customers and their end-users,³ said Conny Kullman, Chief Executive Officer of Intelsat, Ltd. ³As a global operator with 28 satellites in our network, Intelsatıs overall flexibility and ability to match available capacity to customer requirements served us well in quickly providing alternate solutions. We are keeping Zeus Holdings Limited, Intelsatıs prospective acquirer, fully apprised of developments as they occur with respect to the IA-7 satellite and we understand Zeus is continuing its evaluation of the situation.³ About Intelsat Building on 40 Years of Leadership. As a global communications leader with 40 years of experience, Intelsat helps service providers, broadcasters, corporations and governments deliver information and entertainment anywhere in the world, instantly, securely and reliably. Intelsat's global reach and expanding solutions portfolio enable customers to enhance their communications networks, venture into new markets and grow their businesses with confidence. |
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