Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced the Galaxy 19 satellite built for Intelsat is performing post launch maneuvers, all according to plan. The satellite's solar arrays deployed on schedule several hours after separation, following yesterday morning's successful launch aboard a Zenit-3SL rocket from Sea Launch's Odyssey Launch Platform at the Equator. The satellite begins firing its main thruster tomorrow in order to maneuver into geosynchronous orbit. "With the successful launch of Galaxy 19, we have completed our program to refresh the Galaxy Fleet, one of the most valuable franchises in the FSS industry," said Thierry Guillemin, Intelsat's senior vice president and chief technical officer. "We have a long-standing relationship with Space Systems/Loral which has now delivered 43 spacecraft to Intelsat." Galaxy-19 has a hybrid communications payload with a total of 52 physical transponders and weighed approximately 4,690 kilograms at launch. The satellite is based on SS/L's 1300 space-proven platform, which provides the flexibility to support a broad range of applications and technology advances.