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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Intelsat acquired Gogo’s commercial aviation assets before completing its Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring.
The first stage booster supporting the Starlink 5-15 mission is flying for the 16th time and previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34, Transporter-6, and 10 Starlink missions.
SpaceLogistics plans to launch its first Mission Robotic Vehicle in 2025 to install Mission Extension Pods on Optus and Intelsat communications satellites.
STN launched the first high-definition TV (HDTV) platform on Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 (G-19) satellite.
Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 (G-19) satellite provides a free-to-air platform for delivering multicultural and multilingual content to households in North America.
Nearly 400 sites across Central and Western Indonesia, including Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Nusa Tenggara, have received broadband connectivity with Intelsat’s help using cellular backhaul.
Intelsat operates major integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and provides inflight connectivity (IFC).
The FCC is committed to paying $4,865,000,000 to Intelsat and $3,968,000,000 to SES by the end of 2023.
SES and Intelsat are set to receive $3,970,000,000 and $4.9 billion, respectively, in total incentive payments from the FCC if they vacate the lower 300 MHz slice of C-band by 2023-12-05.
Intelsat decided to pull out of merger talks with SES on 2023-06-21.
Intelsat has deployed six C-band replacement satellites and plans to launch the Galaxy 37 satellite on a SpaceX rocket in early August as its final satellite for the plan.
The C-Band Alliance (CBA) was established in 2018 and included a Consortium Agreement between SES and Intelsat to lobby for a private auction of C-band assets in the U.S.
SES and Intelsat had a broken agreement to equally share $9,000,000,000 in proceeds for clearing C-band frequencies.
Intelsat and SES were to receive a combined total of $9,700,000,000 from the FCC for C-band clearing.
Intelsat emerged from Chapter 11 last year and reduced its debt load by more than half to $7,000,000,000.
SpaceLogistics and Intelsat have an established relationship that includes commercial satellite-servicing missions in geostationary orbit.
Intelsat’s in-orbit servicing program began in 2020 when SpaceLogistics’ Mission Extension Vehicle MEV-1 performed the first-ever in-orbit commercial spacecraft docking with Intelsat 901.
SpaceLogistics’ Mission Extension Vehicle MEV-2 began providing life-extension services for Intelsat 10-02 in 2021.
A merged group of Intelsat and SES would have had around $4,000,000,000 in revenues.
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s SpaceLogistics will install the MEP jet pack using its mission robotic vehicle on an unidentified Intelsat satellite operating in geosynchronous orbit.