On August 6, 2008 ProtoStar I Ltd. confirmed the signing of an Orbital Location services agreement with the Intersputnik to provide for Ku and C band services from the ProtoStar I satellite in Asia from a position at 98.5° East Longitude under the INTERSPUTNIK-98.5ECK ITU filing. At present the ProtoStar I spacecraft has successfully completed its in-orbit testing. Mainly, the capacity is intended to be leased primarily to direct-to-home (DTH), broadband Internet and GSM cellular backhaul service providers across South and Southeast Asia