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Intelsat

US
commercialFounded 1962
McLean, Virginia, United States
www.intelsat.com/
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Intelsat obtained court approval for $1,000,000,000 of debtor-in-possession financing on 2021-06-10.

Mentioned as: intelsatNarrative LegalJun 15, 2020Intelsat orders four satellites from Maxar, two from Northrop Grumman, for C-band clearing

FlexGround provides connectivity via Intelsat’s high-capacity Epic geostationary satellites while using small laptop-size antennas.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipJun 15, 2020Intelsat launches mobile broadband service aimed at military users

Intelsat ordered six new satellites on 2021-06-15 to continue telecommunications services in the United States with less spectrum by early 2023-12-01.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipJun 15, 2020Intelsat orders four satellites from Maxar, two from Northrop Grumman, for C-band clearing

Intelsat estimates it will need to spend at least $800,000,000 up front for replacement C-band satellites and other infrastructure before any reimbursement.

Mentioned as: IntelsatTechnical ProductJun 15, 2020Intelsat orders four satellites from Maxar, two from Northrop Grumman, for C-band clearing

Intelsat General Communications launched a new mobile broadband service on 2020-06-15 for military and other users needing connectivity in remote areas without infrastructure.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipJun 15, 2020Intelsat launches mobile broadband service aimed at military users

Maxar’s satellites ordered by Intelsat are named Galaxy-31, Galaxy-32, Galaxy-35, and Galaxy-36.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralJun 15, 2020Intelsat orders four satellites from Maxar, two from Northrop Grumman, for C-band clearing

Northrop Grumman’s satellites ordered by Intelsat are named Galaxy-33 and Galaxy-34.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralJun 15, 2020Intelsat orders four satellites from Maxar, two from Northrop Grumman, for C-band clearing

Intelsat loaned $50,000,000 in October to BlackSky, linking Intelsat and BlackSky financially.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative FinancialJun 13, 2020Spaceflight Industries completes rideshare divestiture

The FCC’s accelerated clearing program requires SES, Intelsat, Eutelsat, Telesat, and Embratel Star One to clear the first 120 megahertz of C-band by 2021-12-05.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipJun 10, 2020SES weeks away from ordering six C-band satellites

Intelsat signed the BlackSky loan on 2020-10-31.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipMay 29, 2020Intelsat asks bankruptcy court to clear roadblock for Spaceflight launch business sale

Intelsat is asking its bankruptcy court for authorization to modify a $50,000,000 loan to Spaceflight Industries’ Earth-observation business BlackSky.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipMay 29, 2020Intelsat asks bankruptcy court to clear roadblock for Spaceflight launch business sale

The FCC required both Intelsat and SES to commit to participation before commencing the accelerated clearing program.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipMay 27, 2020Intelsat, SES to participate in FCC’s $9.7B C-band program • OneWeb says it wants 48,000 satellites

Intelsat formally notified the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on 2020-05-26 that it will participate in the FCC’s $9,700,000,000 accelerated C-band spectrum clearing program.

Mentioned as: IntelsatTechnical ProductMay 27, 2020Intelsat, SES to participate in FCC’s $9.7B C-band program • OneWeb says it wants 48,000 satellites

Intelsat is eligible to receive $4,860,000,000 of the FCC’s accelerated clearing funds.

Mentioned as: intelsatNarrative LegalMay 27, 2020Intelsat, SES to participate in FCC’s $9.7B C-band program • OneWeb says it wants 48,000 satellites

Intelsat estimates it will need to spend $1,600,000,000 on new satellites, launches, and ground infrastructure to clear 300 megahertz of spectrum by December 2023.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipMay 27, 2020Intelsat, SES to participate in FCC’s $9.7B C-band program • OneWeb says it wants 48,000 satellites

Intelsat has $1,000,000,000 of debtor-in-possession financing to support buying a series of second-generation satellites while in bankruptcy.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipMay 15, 2020Intelsat aiming to cut debt in half through bankruptcy

Intelsat estimates the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process will take around six to 12 months to complete.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative PlanMay 15, 2020Intelsat aiming to cut debt in half through bankruptcy

Intelsat plans to eliminate around half of its $15,000,000,000 debt load through its Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative PlanMay 15, 2020Intelsat aiming to cut debt in half through bankruptcy

The $1,000,000,000 debtor-in-possession financing will allow Intelsat to procure C-band replacement satellites needed to participate in the FCC’s upcoming spectrum auction.

Mentioned as: intelsatTechnical ProductMay 15, 2020Intelsat aiming to cut debt in half through bankruptcy

Intelsat seeks nearly $5,000,000,000 from the FCC spectrum program as part of its restructuring.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipMay 14, 2020Webinar Replay | Intelsat’s Bankruptcy: Why Now and What’s Next
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