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DoD, Australia Sharing Hosted UHF Payload Space On Intelsat 22 Satellite

Friday, March 30th, 2012

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The Defense Department and the Australian Defence Force are now sharing hosted payload space thanks to a commercial satellite launched recently. Intelsat 22, a 702MP (medium power) satellite produced by Boeing [BA] for Intelsat, was launched recently and Boeing received the first on-orbit signals from the satellite 15 hours, 40 minutes later, according to a Boeing company statement. Intelsat Vice President for Legal and Governmental Affairs Richard DalBello said in a phone interview recently DoD signed a deal with the…

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