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Inmarsat

GB
commercialFounded 1979
London, England, United Kingdom
www.viasat.com
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Capella Space conducted the first commercial demonstration of the IDRS service on 2020-11-12 by sending tasking orders to its Sequoia satellite through the Inmarsat-4 L-band constellation in geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: InmarsatOrg RelationshipNov 23, 2020Capella sends first task order through Inmarsat data relay

Inmarsat’s L-band satellite network provides global L-band connectivity designed for mobility to facilitate real-time communications with low Earth orbit operators.

Mentioned as: InmarsatTechnical ProductNov 23, 2020Capella sends first task order through Inmarsat data relay

Inmarsat’s I-4 satellite network operates in the L-band spectrum and is located in geostationary high Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: InmarsatNarrative GeneralNov 23, 2020Inter-Satellite, Real-Time Data Relay System Debuts from Inmarsat + AddValue

Inmarsat and Addvalue Innovation relayed data on 2020-11-23 between Capella Space’s operations center on the ground and Capella Space’s Sequoia synthetic aperture radar satellite in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: InmarsatOrg RelationshipNov 23, 2020Capella sends first task order through Inmarsat data relay

Speedcast will continue to deliver Inmarsat Land mobile satellite services to its enterprise customers as part of its land portfolio, with enterprise clients and sites unaffected by the agreement.

Mentioned as: InmarsatOrg RelationshipNov 17, 2020Speedcast Agrees to Sell Primary Maritime Customer Contracts to Inmarsat

Inmarsat has an ongoing, fully funded technology roadmap that includes launching next-generation Ka-band and L-band satellites over the next few years to provide additional network capacity and capabilities.

Mentioned as: InmarsatTechnical ProductNov 17, 2020Speedcast Agrees to Sell Primary Maritime Customer Contracts to Inmarsat

Inmarsat will manage the transitioned Inmarsat Maritime contracts and provide 24/7 operations and customer support through its network operations and customer support centers.

Mentioned as: InmarsatOrg RelationshipNov 17, 2020Speedcast Agrees to Sell Primary Maritime Customer Contracts to Inmarsat

Inmarsat’s aviation connectivity business line accounted for less than 20% of Inmarsat’s 2019 revenues.

Mentioned as: InmarsatTechnical ProductNov 9, 2020Satellite operators boast of resilient businesses during pandemic

ORBCOMM and Inmarsat extended their agreement to provide L-band satellite service through 2035, at a minimum.

Mentioned as: InmarsatOrg RelationshipNov 3, 2020ORBCOMM + Inmarsat Release Interview Video Regarding Their Enhanced Partnership

Inmarsat has been awarded a three-year contract with the European Space Agency to develop the International Virtual Satellite Operators Network (INVISON) with co-funding from ESA.

Mentioned as: InmarsatOrg RelationshipNov 2, 2020Inmarsat Secures ESA SATCOM Development Contract

Inmarsat has a reconfigurable satellite scheduled to launch in 2023.

Mentioned as: InmarsatNarrative GeneralJul 30, 2020Intelsat to market half of capacity on Eutelsat’s Quantum satellite

Optus is Airbus’ second customer for the OneSat platform following Inmarsat’s three-satellite order in 2019.

Mentioned as: inmarsatTechnical ProductJul 2, 2020Optus orders OneSat satellite from Airbus

Hughes Network Systems and Inmarsat urged the FCC to ensure reimbursement payments are not used to subsidize deploying new satellite capacity in frequency bands besides C-band or to subsidize C-band or other satellite capacity that serves areas outside the contiguous United States.

Mentioned as: InmarsatTechnical ProductJun 30, 2020Hughes, Inmarsat urge FCC restrictions on subsidized C-band satellites

Hughes Network Systems and Inmarsat submitted a letter to the FCC released on 2020-06-29 raising concerns that competitors could use the C-band auction to subsidize satellite capacity in other bands and geographies outside the continental United States.

Mentioned as: InmarsatNarrative GeneralJun 30, 2020Hughes, Inmarsat urge FCC restrictions on subsidized C-band satellites

Inmarsat has an unsecured claim against Speedcast International for $24,800,000.

Mentioned as: InmarsatNarrative FinancialApr 23, 2020Speedcast files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

MHI has announced one commercial H3 mission for British satellite operator Inmarsat scheduled for 2022.

Mentioned as: InmarsatNarrative GeneralMar 25, 2020MHI pressing through pandemic toward late 2020 H3 rocket debut

Isotropic Systems is developing terminals for Inmarsat’s Global Xpress constellation under a partnership established in 2018.

Mentioned as: inmarsatOrg RelationshipMar 10, 2020Isotropic pivots to serve a handful of key markets including government and defense

The Africa Command satcom contract was first awarded to Inmarsat in June 2019.

Mentioned as: InmarsatNarrative GeneralMar 3, 2020Peraton wins $218 million satcom services contract for U.S. Africa Command

Addvalue Innovation planned to expand production and delivery of Inter-satellite Data Relay System terminals developed with Inmarsat.

Mentioned as: InmarsatOrg RelationshipFeb 26, 202020 space industry predictions for 2020

Inmarsat purchased three OneSat satellites from Airbus in 2019.

Mentioned as: InmarsatOrg RelationshipFeb 26, 202020 space industry predictions for 2020
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