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Intelsat

US
commercialFounded 1962
McLean, Virginia, United States
www.intelsat.com/
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The bankruptcy court postponed a 2021-03-17 hearing in the SES action against Intelsat over SES’s $1,800,000,000 claim.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipMar 14, 2021Intelsat’s Bankruptcy Court Postpones Hearing Regarding SES Unfair Practices Claim… Plus, Northrop Grumman’s MEV-2 Closing On Target Satellite

Northrop Grumman intends to release an update once MEV-2 completes docking with Intelsat-10-02.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative PlanMar 10, 2021Northrop’s MEV-2 servicer closing in on Intelsat-10-02 docking attempt

Northrop Grumman’s MEV-2 satellite servicer is performing close-proximity operations with Intelsat’s in-orbit Intelsat-10-02 spacecraft ahead of a docking attempt.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipMar 10, 2021Northrop’s MEV-2 servicer closing in on Intelsat-10-02 docking attempt

Intelsat-10-02 has been active in geostationary orbit since 2004 and is carrying communications traffic.

Mentioned as: intelsatTechnical ProductMar 10, 2021Northrop’s MEV-2 servicer closing in on Intelsat-10-02 docking attempt

MEV-1 performed several close-proximity operations and approaches before successfully attaching to Intelsat-901, enabling the 19-year-old satellite to resume services from 2021-04-02.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralMar 10, 2021Northrop’s MEV-2 servicer closing in on Intelsat-10-02 docking attempt

Arianespace Flight VA243 in September 2018 launched the Horizons 3e and Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 satellites.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipFeb 25, 2021Azercosmos Enables Capacity Via Azerspace-2 For View Satellite Network

Northrop Grumman will deploy a 2nd MEV to latch onto Intelsat 10-02 to solidify the In-Orbit Servicing Market for Life Extension missions.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative PlanFeb 17, 2021NSR Insight: In-Orbit Servicing: Stepping up to the Challenge?

Intelsat SA announced a reorganization plan on 2021-02-12 to reduce its debt from nearly $15,000,000,000 to $7,000,000,000.

Mentioned as: IntelsatTechnical ProductFeb 14, 2021Intelsat reveals plan to reorganize and trim debt

Intelsat stands to receive a maximum of about $4,860,000,000 if it meets the FCC deadlines for clearing spectrum.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipFeb 14, 2021Intelsat reveals plan to reorganize and trim debt

Intelsat is defending a claim filed by SES in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia seeking at least $1,800,000,000 in damages related to Intelsat’s withdrawal from the C-Band Alliance.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipFeb 14, 2021Intelsat reveals plan to reorganize and trim debt

Intelsat could emerge from Chapter 11 in the second half of 2021 if its reorganization plan is approved.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralFeb 14, 2021Intelsat reveals plan to reorganize and trim debt

Intelsat requested a Bankruptcy Court hearing on 2021-03-17 for its reorganization proposal.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralFeb 14, 2021Intelsat reveals plan to reorganize and trim debt

Intelsat filed for bankruptcy court protection in May to eliminate around half of its $15,000,000,000 debt and to free up funding to purchase satellites to clear C-band spectrum for U.S. 0.005 kg networks in exchange for funding from a U.S. Federal Communications Commission auction.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipFeb 14, 2021Intelsat reveals plan to reorganize and trim debt

Creditors responsible for approximately $3,800,000,000 of Intelsat’s debt have approved Intelsat’s reorganization plan and Intelsat is seeking approval from additional creditors.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipFeb 14, 2021Intelsat reveals plan to reorganize and trim debt

The bankruptcies of OneWeb and Intelsat led to a refresh of the space industry, improving the financial health of companies.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipFeb 9, 2021Direct From SmallSat Symposium: SmallSat M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) 2020: A Year In Review… Trends To Watch Out For In 2021

Intelsat and SES ordered a combined 13 satellites in 2020 in response to the race to clear C-band spectrum.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipJan 15, 2021FCC C-band auction raised nearly $81 billion so far

Intelsat placed an order on 2021-01-08 for two geostationary communications satellites from Airbus Defence and Space to support Intelsat’s aviation connectivity business.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipJan 11, 2021Intelsat orders two satellites from Airbus

The two spacecraft ordered by Intelsat are from Airbus Defence and Space’s OneSat family of fully reconfigurable geostationary satellites.

Mentioned as: IntelsatTechnical ProductJan 11, 2021Intelsat orders two satellites from Airbus

Airbus signed a contract with Intelsat on 2020-12-31 to build two OneSat satellites for Intelsat’s next-generation software-defined network.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipJan 11, 2021Airbus signs multi-satellite contract with Intelsat for OneSat flexible satellites

In a 2020-12-31 filing in the federal bankruptcy court overseeing Intelsat’s Chapter 11 case, Intelsat sought court permission to order the two satellites.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipJan 11, 2021Intelsat orders two satellites from Airbus
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