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Intelsat

US
commercialFounded 1962
McLean, Virginia, United States
www.intelsat.com/
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The C-Band Alliance (CBA) was established in 2018 and included a Consortium Agreement between SES and Intelsat to lobby for a private auction of C-band assets in the U.S.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipJun 26, 2023Forrester’s Digest: SES set to win Intelsat C-band claim

SpaceLogistics and Intelsat have an established relationship that includes commercial satellite-servicing missions in geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: IntelsatTechnical ProductJun 22, 2023Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics 3rd Mission Extension Pod sold to Intelsat

A merged group of Intelsat and SES would have had around $4,000,000,000 in revenues.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative FinancialJun 21, 2023Intelsat walks away from SES merger talks

SpaceLogistics’ Mission Extension Vehicle MEV-2 began providing life-extension services for Intelsat 10-02 in 2021.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipJun 21, 2023Intelsat Orders Second Mission Extension Pod from Northrop Grumman to Extend Life of Four Satellites

Intelsat’s in-orbit servicing program began in 2020 when SpaceLogistics’ Mission Extension Vehicle MEV-1 performed the first-ever in-orbit commercial spacecraft docking with Intelsat 901.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralJun 21, 2023Intelsat Orders Second Mission Extension Pod from Northrop Grumman to Extend Life of Four Satellites

Intelsat purchased one Mission Extension Pod in April and later ordered a second pod.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralJun 20, 2023Intelsat orders another servicing mission from Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics

Intelsat’s 2Ku service is designed to operate on current high-throughput satellites and on Intelsat’s fleet of software-defined satellites that will enter service in 2025.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative PlanJun 15, 2023Intelsat’s 2Ku connectivity upgrade to Japan Airlines

Intelsat has reached an agreement with Japan Airlines to upgrade approximately 50 Boeing 737s and 767s to its 2Ku inflight connectivity solution.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralJun 15, 2023Intelsat’s 2Ku connectivity upgrade to Japan Airlines

Intelsat operates an integrated satellite and terrestrial network and provides inflight connectivity (IFC) services.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralJun 15, 2023Intelsat’s 2Ku connectivity upgrade to Japan Airlines

Intelsat purchased Gogo’s commercial aviation business in 2020.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipJun 15, 2023Eutelsat reversing course with European retail broadband business sale

Intelsat 40e (IS-40e) was launched in April and is now operating in its final geostationary orbit location.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipJun 15, 2023Intelsat Starts In-Orbit Testing of NASA's Air Pollution Monitor

Swissto12’s first GEO satellite for Intelsat is slated to launch in 2025.

Mentioned as: intelsatTechnical ProductJun 14, 2023Weighing new tools for geostationary capacity

Intelsat 40e (IS-40e) was launched in April and is now operating in its final geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) location.

Mentioned as: IntelsatTechnical ProductJun 14, 2023Intelsat starts testing NASA air pollution monitor

SpaceLogistics’ Mission Robotic Vehicle is projected to launch in 2024 with two fuel pods ordered by Intelsat and Optus to extend the life of geostationary satellites by at least six years.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipJun 13, 2023Space Force eager to harness satellite-servicing technologies

Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics currently operates two Mission Extension Vehicles docked with two Intelsat geostationary satellites and plans to keep those satellites in service for about 15 years.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipJun 13, 2023Space Force eager to harness satellite-servicing technologies

Intelsat and SES are in talks about creating a merged company that would generate around $4,000,000,000 in combined revenues.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipJun 5, 2023Viasat forms satcoms titan to take on a market in transformation

Alaska Airlines selected Intelsat for a regional inflight connectivity upgrade on its E175 fleet beginning in 2024.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralJun 5, 2023OneWeb’s successful airline milestones for 2023

Intelsat operates over 50 satellites in geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: intelsatTechnical ProductJun 5, 2023Viasat forms satcoms titan to take on a market in transformation

The February flight tests used Intelsat’s Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet outfitted with an electronically-steered antenna built by Stellar Blu and OneWeb.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralJun 5, 2023OneWeb’s successful airline milestones for 2023

OneWeb, Intelsat, and Stellar Blu successfully tested a hybrid satcom solution leveraging both LEO and GEO satellite networks during flight tests in February 2023.

Mentioned as: intelsatTechnical ProductJun 5, 2023OneWeb’s successful airline milestones for 2023
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