Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has delivered a communications satellite built for Telesat to the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where it is scheduled to launch on September 18th aboard an ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle provided by International Launch Services (ILS). "Nimiq 5 is the fifth completed high-power satellite that Space Systems/Loral has shipped for launch this year," said John Celli, President and Chief Operating Officer of Space Systems/Loral. Nimiq 5, a direct broadcast satellite, is designed to provide a variety of HD and specialty DTH television services in North America. The satellite has 32 high-power Ku-band transponders and is based on the Space Systems/Loral 1300 space-proven platform, which provides the flexibility to support a broad range of applications and technology advances. "Space Systems/Loral is right on track in delivering our satellite," said Dan Goldberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Telesat. "Nimiq 5 is an important addition to our North American broadcast fleet and we look forward to the launch with ILS next month and the start of commercial service."