Luxembourg – Intelsat S.A. confirmed its upcoming launch schedule for four satellites, part of a $1.3 billion fleet investment program in the Asia-Pacific region. The program is designed to refresh and expand satellite capacity available for media programmers and communications providers offering services in the region. The program will also deploy a significant portion of Intelsat’s global mobility beams, a Ku-band network designed to deliver broadband services for maritime, aero and other mobility services. Intelsat’s fleet investment includes four satellites to be launched in 2011 and 2012. Intelsat also announced several new contracts with leading media companies, as the momentum builds in the months leading up to the launches. Network18 Media & Investments Limited, which owns and operates one of India’s premier bouquets of television channels, expanded its commitment on Intelsat 10 at 68.5° through Television Eighteen India Limited, which is the broadcast platform of the Network18 media group. It intends to use the capacity to launch new programming for Viacom 18 and A&E Networks’ joint venture with Network18 on Intelsat 10, bridging to Intelsat 20 when it launches new SD and HD channels for cable distribution across India. Bharti Teleports Limited also recently expanded its existing agreement for services on Intelsat 10, eventually bridging to Intelsat 20 as part of a multi-year deal. This agreement allows Bharti continued access to India’s cable headend community and helps meet the demand to support distribution for the 75 newly licensed channels in India, in addition to the 525 existing licensed channels.