[Satellite TODAY 02-12-10] International Launch Services (ILS) launched the Intelsat-16 (IS-16) satellite into orbit Feb. 11 aboard a Proton Breeze M vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome, the companies announced.
    IS-16, built by Orbital Sciences Corp., will provide expansion capacity for Sky Mexico’s DTH services, including HD programming, from 58 degrees West. IS-16 also will provide backup capacity for Sky Brazil.
    IS-16 is the first Intelsat launch of 2010 and the third in an 11-satellite investment campaign, the largest in Intelsat’s history. Intelsat’s next launch is expected to be the Intelsat New Dawn satellite, which will deliver new capacity for voice, wireless backhaul, Internet and media applications for customers serving Africa.

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