It is in a geosynchronous orbit located at 53° west and will replace Intelsat 707.
It will be located over the equator at 53° west and is intended to replace Intelsat 707, which was launched in 1996.
It has 24 C band circular polarized transponders covering the Americas and Western Europe, and 15 linear polarized Ku band transponders covering Latin America.
It was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome launchpad 81/24 by a Proton-M rocket with a Briz-M upper stage.
The Briz-M upper stage used was the Phase III type with two 80 litre fuel tanks.