Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications (NASDAQ: LORL) has delivered a satellite built for Intelsat to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, where it is scheduled to launch later this year aboard an Atlas V rocket. The Intelsat 14 satellite (IS-14), which includes the first Internet Router In Space (IRIS), expands on SS/L’s experience integrating hosted payloads on commercial spacecraft.

IS-14 is a fixed satellite services (FSS) spacecraft, which will replace the Intelsat 1R satellite at 315 degrees East. The IRIS payload, which was provided by Cisco Systems, will enable converged, space-ground network services including more efficient bandwidth usage, anytime-anywhere on-demand broadband services, last-mile connectivity solutions, efficient one-hop communications, and next generation voice, video and data applications. The IS-14’s hybrid C- and Ku-band payload will provide data, voice, and video services for the Americas, Europe, and Africa. It is based on the Space Systems/Loral 1300 space-proven platform, which provides the flexibility to support a broad range of applications. With a nine square meter Earth-facing deck, extensive heat dissipation capacity, and a modular design, the 1300 spacecraft bus is ideal for hosted payloads and multi-mission satellites.