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The I-6 program began six years prior to the 2023 launch timeframe as a concept for two hybrid satellites to expand capacity for Inmarsat’s Global Xpress and ELERA constellations.
Inmarsat Government won a $578 million, 10-year contract to maintain and operate the Military Sealift Command’s communications infrastructure, including satellite systems, teleports, and terrestrial services.
Inmarsat Government was awarded the Military Sealift Command wideband services contract in August 2022 by the Defense Information Systems Agency.
The European Commission expects to decide on the Viasat–Inmarsat transaction by 2023-06-29.
The Plane Simple antenna is testing compatibility with Inmarsat’s Jet ConneX inflight broadband service powered by the Global Xpress constellation.
Inmarsat’s I-6 F2 satellite will launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Friday, 2023-02-17 with a launch window opening at 10:59 p.m. EST (03:59 UTC) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Viasat reached a $7,300,000,000 deal to acquire Inmarsat that is under regulatory review by the European Commission.
Inmarsat’s I-6 F2 follows its twin satellite I-6 F1, which launched from Japan in late 2021.
The Viasat–Inmarsat deal was worth around $7,000,000,000 before a decline in Viasat’s share price wiped off more than $1,000,000,000 of value.
Cobham Satcom’s Sailor XTR terminals operate across multiple orbits and support Inmarsat’s geostationary and highly elliptical orbit satellites, ensuring access over the Arctic region.
Inmarsat Government will replace existing Ku-band user terminals on MSC vessels with 1-meter Sailor 1000 XTR and 0.6-meter Sailor 600 XTR Ka-band terminals.
The European Commission plans to investigate whether new non-geostationary orbit players are likely to exert sufficient competitive pressure on the merged Viasat–Inmarsat entity in the near future.
Viasat announced plans in November 2021 to acquire British rival Inmarsat using a mix of cash and shares.
Inmarsat Government won a 2022-09-10-year, $980,000,000 contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency in 2022-10-01 to provide broadband satellite and terrestrial communications services to the U.S. Navy.
Inmarsat will livestream the I-6 F2 launch on its website from 10:00 p.m. EST (03:00 UTC).
The European Commission launched an in-depth probe on 2023-02-13 into whether Viasat’s planned acquisition of Inmarsat would reduce competition for providing Wi-Fi on planes in Europe.
Inmarsat will upgrade the Military Sealift Command’s ship-based communications systems from Ku-band to Ka-band using its new Global Xpress satellites.
The U.K. competition watchdog launched a separate investigation into the Viasat–Inmarsat deal on 2022-10-14 with a 2023-03-30 deadline.
Inmarsat intends to partner with a LEO operator and may partner with more than one LEO operator.
Inmarsat has not ruled out ordering LEO satellites for Orchestra, and both partnering for or building the LEO dimension of Orchestra remain options under consideration.