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 and SES ordered a combined 13 of the 18 geostationary satellites ordered in 2020.
Gilat is partnering with Intelsat to deliver reliable, high-performance connectivity to help meet growing demand for managed services capacity in multiple markets.
Gilat’s multi-service platforms will provide Intelsat with augmented capacity in North America, Latin America, Africa, and Europe to serve additional aircraft and enhance passenger user experience.
On 2023-04-13, Intelsat ordered one of three fuel pods that SpaceLogistics is launching in late 2024 to extend the life of one of its geostationary satellites by at least six years.
SpaceLogistics plans to install Intelsat’s selected Mission Extension Pod in 2026 using a Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) servicer with a robotic arm.
SpaceLogistics’ Mission Extension Vehicle MEV-2 began providing life-extension services for Intelsat 10-02 in 2021.
The Mission Extension Pod (MEP) is designed to be installed by SpaceLogistics’ Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) on an Intelsat satellite operating in geostationary orbit (GEO).
The MEP installation will add life to the serviced Intelsat satellite and provide uninterrupted services to Intelsat customers for at least six years starting in 2026.
The MEP propulsion "jetpack" service is designed to be more efficient and cheaper than the MEVs launched in 2019 and 2020 that provided two Intelsat satellites with fuel for another five years.
Intelsat has more than 50 satellites in its fleet and is still deciding which satellite will be equipped with a Mission Extension Pod (MEP).
Intelsat’s purchase of the MEP continues a space sustainability practice that began in 2020 when SpaceLogistics’ Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1) performed the first-ever on-orbit commercial spacecraft docking with Intelsat 901 (IS-901).
Intelsat launched the Intelsat 40e (IS-40e) geosynchronous satellite that uses spot-beam technology to provide capacity over North America for commercial aviation, mobility, and network service customers.
Operated by Intelsat, the TEMPO instrument will monitor and track air pollution across North America on an hourly basis.
SpaceX launched Intelsat’s IS-40e communications satellite on 2023-04-07 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida at 12:30 a.m. Eastern.
Intelsat previously operated the Boeing-built IS-29e at 50° West, which was declared a total loss in 2019 after suffering a fuel leak.
Intelsat has one remaining satellite to launch 2023, Galaxy 37, which is the final spacecraft in the operator’s strategy to be eligible for nearly $5,000,000,000 in C-band spectrum clearing proceeds.
The 2023-04-07 launch of IS-40e added another Maxar-built spacecraft to Intelsat’s fleet, which also included Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 launched at the end of 2022.
Intelsat 40e (IS-40e) was launched on 2023-04-07 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Intelsat-40e and TEMPO will launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off at 12:30 a.m. Eastern on 2023-04-07 from Cape Canaveral, Florida to place the Intelsat 40e satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit.