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The relationship between Satcube and Intelsat began in 2017 with the integration and delivery of Satcube Ku portable terminals on the Intelsat FlexMove network.
Intelsat ordered 100 portable satellite terminals from Satcube.
SWISSto12 announced a deal in 2022 to supply a HummingSat satellite to Intelsat.
Intelsat ordered the IS-45 satellite from Swissto12 in the November prior to the IS-45 launch contract.
Intelsat reached an agreement with Aalyria Technologies on 2023-09-12 to accelerate satellite communications.
Arianespace signed a contract with Intelsat on 2023-09-12 to launch the IS-45 satellite in the first half of 2026.
The memorandum of understanding signed on 2023-09-12 requires financial commitments from both Intelsat and Aalyria in optical communications technology.
Thales Alenia Space is the supplier for Intelsat geostationary satellites IS-41 and IS-44.
Airbus is the supplier for Intelsat geostationary satellites IS-42 and IS-43.
Intelsat invested in Aalyria, a Google spin-off that is developing optical communications technology.
Arianespace will launch a small geostationary communications satellite for Intelsat on an Ariane 6 in 2026.
SES operates geostationary and medium Earth orbit satellites and is contesting Intelsat’s share of C-band proceeds.
Arianespace placed the Intelsat 507 satellite into geostationary orbit in October 1983, marking its first launch for Intelsat nearly 40 years before the IS-45 contract.
Intelsat expects to decide whether to proceed with a MEO constellation in early 2024.
Intelsat previously considered merging its geostationary network with SES before merger talks broke down in June.
Intelsat could fund part of a MEO constellation from a $3,700,000,000 payment due in October for clearing C-band spectrum, in addition to roughly $1,000,000,000 already received in interim payments.
Intelsat achieved top-line revenue growth in 2022 for the first time in a decade, driven mainly by commercial aviation and government business.
If Intelsat decides to pursue MEO satellites in early 2024, the company envisages deploying the MEO constellation in 2027.
Under lender commitments, Intelsat must spend half of the C-band clearing proceeds on paying down debt that stood at $7,000,000,000 when the company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year.
Arianespace signed a contract with Intelsat on 2023-09-12 to launch the IS-45 satellite in the first half of 2026.