"Joint venture between Intelsat and JSAT; 20 Ku-band transponders, services to the US, Canada and Japan."
52 Ku-band and 2 Ka-band transponders; service to Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.
"Has one X-band transponder for military use. 28 C-band and 16 Ku-band transponders, services to Brazil and neighboring countries."
First of five; will provide services to the US Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defense for Canada as well as other Government and Allied users under unstressed conditions.
Direct-to-home tv services to Australia and New Zealand; 24 Ku-band transponders.