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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MEV-2 will rendezvous with the Intelsat 10-02 spacecraft later 2020 in geosynchronous orbit to extend the life of that 16-year-old satellite.
Ovzon signed a four-year agreement on 2020-08-11 to lease capacity on the Intelsat-37 and Intelsat-39 satellites.
Ovzon’s four-year lease of capacity on Intelsat-37 and Intelsat-39 provides additional capacity while Ovzon awaits the launch of its first satellite, Ovzon-3, in 2021 on an Ariane 5 rocket.
Luxembourg-based Intelsat says it needs seven replacement satellites and has ordered six, selecting Maxar Technologies to build four and Northrop Grumman to build two.
Eutelsat and Intelsat agreed to use an orbital slot they co-own at 48 degrees east in geosynchronous orbit.
Hughes Network Systems invested $50,000,000 in OneWeb in 2015 alongside Airbus Group, Bharti Enterprises, Coca-Cola, Intelsat, Qualcomm, Totalplay, and the Virgin Group as part of OneWeb’s $500,000,000 Series A round.
Global Eagle’s top unsecured creditors include SES ($26,600,000), Intelsat ($9,800,000), Yahsat ($3,600,000), Hughes Network Systems ($3,100,000), Telesat ($2,500,000), Arabsat ($1,000,000), and AsiaSat ($960,000).
Intelsat reversed course in February after the U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced a $9,700,000,000 incentive program for C-band operators.
SES alleges that Intelsat continued to affirm and work with the C-Band Alliance for months after the FCC announced intent to pursue a public auction and then repudiated its obligations after the FCC spelled out individual funding amounts.
Intelsat filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May citing upfront costs to pay for replacement infrastructure to clear its portion of C-band by the FCC’s 2023 deadline.
SES filed a claim on 2020-07-14 against Intelsat seeking at least $1,800,000,000 in damages.
There has been an increase in commercial GEO satellite orders that includes 10 C-band satellites ordered in recent weeks by Intelsat and SES as part of the FCC effort to clear satellite C-band spectrum for terrestrial 0.005 kg use.
No launch contracts had been announced yet for the 10 C-band satellites ordered by Intelsat and SES.
Arianespace planned to resume Ariane 5 launches in late July 2020 with satellites for Intelsat and B-SAT.
Intelsat expects to order one more C-band replacement satellite 2020, bringing its total to seven C-band replacement satellites.
Intelsat stated that requiring reimbursable satellites to carry only C-band payloads could nearly double the number of satellites over North America and complicate the use of orbital slots along the geostationary arc.
Intelsat argued that procuring and launching two different satellites with different payloads at a single geostationary location to replace a single hybrid satellite would be highly inefficient, more costly, and could delay the overall clearing schedule.
The FCC’s estimated $5,200,000,000 in reimbursement funds will mainly go to Intelsat and SES.
Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, Telesat, and Claro are estimated to be worthy of $3,000,000,000 to $5,000,000,000 in subsidized replacement C-band infrastructure and eligible for up to $9,700,000,000 in incentives if they clear customers out of the spectrum by early December 2023.
Intelsat and SES have ordered 10 replacement C-band satellites ahead of the FCC’s auction from Boeing, Maxar, and Northrop Grumman.