. 5 ▁degrees ▁East ▁Long itude . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁Pro to Star ▁I ▁in ▁the ▁Pro to Star ▁bank rupt cy ▁au ction , ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁sale ▁with ▁Int els at , ▁Int els at ▁renamed ▁the ▁satellite ▁Int els at ▁ 2 5 . ▁Int els at ▁ 2 5 ▁will ▁serve ▁for ▁African ▁market ▁at ▁ 3 1 . 5 ▁West ▁orb ital ▁location . ▁ ▁Pro to Star ▁II ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Bo eing ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁Sat ellite ▁Development ▁Center ▁in ▁El ▁Seg undo , ▁California ▁would ▁provide ▁a ▁space craft ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁ 6 0 1 HP ▁space craft ▁design ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁Pro to Star ▁II . ▁The ▁space craft ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁for ▁Pan Am S at ▁( now ▁Int els at ) ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁Gal axy - 8 i R , ▁but ▁that ▁contract ▁was ▁terminated ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Pro to Star ▁II ▁was ▁carried ▁to ▁orbit ▁on ▁a ▁Pro ton ▁ro cket ▁provided ▁by ▁International ▁La unch ▁Services . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Bo eing ▁announced ▁the ▁successful ▁in - or bit ▁hand over ▁of ▁the ▁satellite ▁to ▁Pro to Star ▁Ltd . ▁following