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-39 was built by Maxar Technologies and will replace the 18-year-old Intelsat-902 satellite with upgraded C- and Ku-band capacity.
Intelsat-39 carries a mix of wide-beam transponders and high-throughput spot beams to provide additional capacity over Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Intelsat-39 achieved signal acquisition following the launch and is scheduled to enter service in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Intelsat cited the failure of Intelsat-29e when reducing its business backlog by $400,000,000 to $7,500,000,000 during the quarter.
Intelsat reported $509,000,000 in revenue for the three months ended 2019-06-30, down $28,000,000 from the same quarter the prior year.
MEV-1 will provide life extension services for an Intelsat satellite starting in 2020.
The C-Band Alliance, composed of Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat, proposed selling 200 megahertz of C-band spectrum primarily used for television broadcasting to companies seeking spectrum for 0.005 kg networks.
Intelsat indicated it could clear more than 200 megahertz of satellite spectrum for terrestrial 0.005 kg over time as broadcasters upgrade to High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) compression technology.
Intelsat reported a net loss of $530,000,000 for the quarter that included the Intelsat-29e impairment.
Intelsat estimates the failure of Intelsat-29e will cost the company $45,000,000 to $50,000,000 in lost revenue for the year.
The Ariane 5 mission carrying Intelsat-39 and EDRS-C was planned for 2025-07-24, and will be Arianespace’s seventh mission of the year counting the failed Vega mission.
Intelsat General launched FlexAir in December 2018.
Astranis’ geostationary approach uses spacecraft that are less than five percent the mass of an Intelsat EpicNG satellite.
Telesat is providing a small amount of capacity to Intelsat to cover for Intelsat’s 2019-04-07 loss of the Intelsat-29e satellite.
Boeing built five of Intelsat’s Epic-series satellites and supplied the payload for one Epic satellite that used a chassis from Airbus Defense and Space.
Intelsat reported $528,400,000 in revenue for its first quarter ended 2019-03-31 and a net loss of $120,600,000 for that quarter.
Unexpected customer losses in government and media sectors reduced Intelsat’s 2019 revenue projection by $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 in addition to the satellite loss.
Intelsat will be ready to execute the C-Band Alliance’s plan fully within 36 months of an FCC decree to repurpose satellite C-band for 0.005 kg.
Intelsat now forecasts 2019 revenue of $2,000,000,000 to $2.06 billion, down from a prior projection of $2,060,000,000 to $2,120,000,000.
The investigation has indicated that Intelsat-29e’s failure is unrelated to the propulsion issues with the Boeing-built Intelsat-33e launched in 2016.