...sending signals from its preliminary transfer orbit in space. Approximately 55 minutes following liftoff at 11:55 p.m. Pacific time on August 18th, Boeing's Mission Control Center in El Segundo received initial data from the satellite and confirmed that it was functioning normally. The satellite, launched aboard a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket from the Pacific Ocean, is the second of four 702MP satellites Boeing is building for satellite services provider Intelsat. Replacing Intelsat 9 at 302 degrees East, the high-powered Intelsat 21 satellite will complete checkout and testing before entering service later this year.