Intelsat is a multinational satellite services provider, delivering services to commercial, governmental, and military organizations. Operating one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, the company offers video broadcasting, broadband connectivity, and secure satellite communications. Intelsat partners with organizations like Vodafone, Gilat Satellite Networks, and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, and works with launch providers such as Arianespace and International Launch Services to manage its satellite program from design and construction through launch and in-orbit operations.
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Eutelsat OneWeb and Intelsat extended their bandwidth agreement into a multi-year deal worth up to $500,000,000 (€461.2 million) over seven years with an initial commitment of $250,000,000.
Intelsat and Northrop Grumman began their partnership in 2020 when Intelsat committed to deploy Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) to extend the life of satellites in space.
The Satcoms Innovation Group selected Intelsat and Northrop Grumman as the winners of the 2024 SIG Best Cooperation award.
The expanded partnership will increase and further integrate OneWeb LEO capabilities into Intelsat’s solutions offerings across its current and future customer base.
The expanded Intelsat–Eutelsat partnership is intended to enable combined GEO, terrestrial, and OneWeb LEO capabilities to serve networks, government, and mobility sectors.
Intelsat and Eutelsat Group have previously partnered to leverage the OneWeb LEO constellation to offer multi-orbit solutions primarily in commercial aviation.
Intelsat’s March 2024 LEO capacity commitment represents a major step up from the company’s March 2023 commitment to buy $45,000,000 worth of LEO capacity.
Intelsat announced an agreement in 2023 to sell geostationary and LEO satellite connectivity to the largest telecommunications company in the Falkland Islands.
Intelsat made a firm commitment to buy $250,000,000 worth of OneWeb LEO capacity over six years starting mid-2024.
Intelsat intends to work closely with Eutelsat’s engineering and business development teams to determine the best path for deploying incremental LEO capabilities.
Intelsat won more airline business with a multi-orbit offering at the Satellite Conference than it had won over the prior three years with a geostationary-only service.
Intelsat has an option to acquire an additional $250,000,000 worth of OneWeb LEO capacity under the deal, which would extend the contract by one year to 2031.
Intelsat expects to decide by the end of June whether to invest in its own medium Earth orbit network to broaden its multi-orbit capabilities.
SWISSto12 secured over €200 million in customer orders in 2023-10-01 for Radio Frequency subsystems and HummingSat satellites, including orders from Inmarsat (Viasat) and Intelsat.
Intelsat has developed multi-orbit terminals for U.S. military ground vehicles and aircraft to communicate with GEO and LEO satellites.
Intelsat completed an inflight multi-stop test in December 2023 that took around 19 hours from Chicago to northern Alaska and back.
GetSat is developing the Multi Orbit Tactical Terminal (MOTT), a flat panel antenna for military land vehicles compatible with Intelsat geostationary satellites and LEO networks.
Intelsat planned a Federal Aviation Administration supplement type certificate test process in early March 2024 to validate an electronically steered GEO-LEO flat panel terminal for post-delivery aircraft installations.
Intelsat tested antenna technology from Ball Aerospace (which became part of BAE Systems in February 2024) and integration designs and hardware from Stellar Blu Solutions as part of its multi-orbit efforts.
Intelsat partnered with OneWeb to develop GEO-LEO solutions for commercial airlines while evaluating plans for its own MEO network.