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Intelsat previously operated the Boeing-built IS-29e at 50° West, which was declared a total loss in 2019 after suffering a fuel leak.
The 2023-04-07 launch of IS-40e added another Maxar-built spacecraft to Intelsat’s fleet, which also included Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 launched at the end of 2022.
Intelsat 40e (IS-40e) was launched on 2023-04-07 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Intelsat has one remaining satellite to launch 2023, Galaxy 37, which is the final spacecraft in the operator’s strategy to be eligible for nearly $5,000,000,000 in C-band spectrum clearing proceeds.
The Falcon 9 first stage that supported the Intelsat IS-40E mission previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, and one Starlink mission.
SpaceX launched the Intelsat IS-40E mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday, 2023-04-07.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off at 12:30 a.m. Eastern on 2023-04-07 from Cape Canaveral, Florida to place the Intelsat 40e satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit.
SES and Intelsat are set to receive nearly $9,000,000,000 in combined proceeds for clearing C-band spectrum for terrestrial cellular operators.
A merged SES–Intelsat group would generate more than $4,000,000,000 in combined revenues.
Intelsat operates more than 50 geostationary satellites.
SES is in talks about potentially merging with Intelsat as of 2023-03-29.
Intelsat is in line to receive $4,900,000,000 in total proceeds if it meets the FCC’s December clearing deadline.
SES and Intelsat have unlocked more than $2,000,000,000 in combined proceeds by meeting the FCC’s initial incentive payment milestone in 2021.
Intelsat plans to increase its coverage in the region with the IS-40e satellite that SpaceX is slated to launch in April on a Falcon 9.
IS-46 will also be used for other connectivity services that Intelsat provides on land and at sea.
Intelsat will employ OpenSpace vStar technology as part of the advanced network being built to deliver services for its new family of software-defined satellites.
Intelsat has selected NOVELSAT's satellite connectivity technology for high-performance networks.
The collaboration with NOVELSAT allows Intelsat to strengthen its AgileCore UX offering.
Using NOVELSAT's high-speed satellite technology enables Intelsat to enhance the performance and capabilities of its network.
Intelsat's AgileCore UX is a performance-optimized trunking solution that integrates high performance and reliability with managed wireless WAN optimization.