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Can I ask why?For example Intelsat 28 @ 32.8 launched 2011 with 16 Ku band transponders only one in use,
Intelsat 25 providing back up @ 31.5 west,
Intelsat 16 on standby @ 76.2 west,
Intelsat 30 on standby @ 95 west.
These birds aren´t cheap to build, plus the cost of chucking them up there, why?