[2] It is positioned in geostationary orbit at 3° West, and offers C and Ku-band payload capacity to support video, data, mobility and government applications.
[2] It was launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 2 March 2015 (UTC time).
The satellite is propelled solely by electrically powered spacecraft propulsion, with the on-board thrusters used for both geostationary orbit insertion and station keeping.
The C-band beams cover the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
[2] The launch occurred on March 2, 2015 at 03:50 UTC and the satellite has been deployed in the planned supersynchronous transfer orbit.