Turksat To Use Borrowed Intelsat Craft as Placeholder

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Turkish satellite fleet operator Turksat will be borrowing an aging, inclined-orbit satellite from Intelsat to preserve Turkey's rights to an orbital slot and in return is giving Intelsat an option to purchase long-term access to a Turkish satellite to be launched over the Middle East around 2013. Intelsat announced the agreement March 18.rnIn the latest example of Intelsat's determination to enter partnerships that could provide growth with little capital investment, Intelsat will move one of its recently purchased near-retirement satellites, Intelsat 26, into an orbital slot where Turkey must place a satellite this year or risk losing its regulatory rights to the position at 55 degrees east.