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Intelsat

US
commercialFounded 1962
McLean, Virginia, United States
www.intelsat.com/
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The C-Band Alliance (Intelsat, SES, and Telesat) offered 300 megahertz of satellite spectrum to cellular operators for 0.005 kg services on 2019-10-28.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipOct 28, 2019C-Band Alliance ups proposal to 300 megahertz

Intelsat operates around 50 geostationary satellites, one of the largest geostationary constellations in the world.

Mentioned as: intelsatTechnical ProductOct 14, 2019Satellite industry slowly embracing the cloud

Northrop Grumman has a contract with Intelsat to extend the life of the 18-year-old Intelsat-901 satellite for five years using MEV-1.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralOct 9, 2019Northrop Grumman’s satellite servicer MEV-1, Eutelsat satellite, launch on ILS Proton

Intelsat 901 will raise its orbit to a graveyard orbit a few hundred kilometers above GEO prior to MEV-1 arrival to avoid interference with other GEO satellites.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipOct 7, 2019Industry weighs government’s role in satellite servicing

Approximately 80% of Azerspace-2’s capacity is in use, with global satellite operators Intelsat and Eutelsat using the satellite.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralOct 2, 2019ST Engineering completes Newtec purchase • Azerspace-2 reaches 80% fill rate

The 1995 failure of a Chinese Long March 2E carrying Apstar-6 and the 1996 failure of a Long March 3B carrying Intelsat-708 led to a U.S. crackdown on satellite technology exports involving Loral and Hughes.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralSep 25, 201930 Years in Space: a look at SpaceNews’ legacy

Intelsat’s direct dialogue with SoftBank stopped suddenly in April 2018 while SoftBank was actively seeking to sell its investment in OneWeb.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralSep 20, 2019Intelsat sues OneWeb, SoftBank citing breach of contract, fraud, conspiracy to steal information

Intelsat filed a nine-count lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court on 2019-09-10 alleging that OneWeb and SoftBank breached contracts, committed fraud, and conspired to steal confidential and proprietary information.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralSep 20, 2019Intelsat sues OneWeb, SoftBank citing breach of contract, fraud, conspiracy to steal information

Discussions among OneWeb, SoftBank, and Intelsat continued beyond 2018-03-31 despite an amended agreement stating that SoftBank agreed to sell OneWeb Services to Intelsat pursuant to a master service agreement to be negotiated on or prior to 2018-03-31.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipSep 20, 2019Intelsat sues OneWeb, SoftBank citing breach of contract, fraud, conspiracy to steal information

The proposed merger was contingent on changes to Intelsat’s debt and collapsed in June 2017 when Intelsat’s debt holders did not agree to the deal.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralSep 20, 2019Intelsat sues OneWeb, SoftBank citing breach of contract, fraud, conspiracy to steal information

In 2017, OneWeb, SoftBank, and Intelsat discussed a proposed merger under which SoftBank would invest up to $1,500,000,000 in Intelsat to combine Intelsat and OneWeb into a single satellite provider.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipSep 20, 2019Intelsat sues OneWeb, SoftBank citing breach of contract, fraud, conspiracy to steal information

Inmarsat, Intelsat, and SES signed onto the Space Safety Coalition best-practices document as major operators of geostationary orbit satellites.

Mentioned as: IntelsatTechnical ProductSep 18, 2019New coalition seeks to improve space safety

Jefferies Financial Group equity analyst Giles Thorne estimates Intelsat and SES would each collect around $3,300,000,000 time-discounted and after all clearing costs for selling C-band spectrum.

Mentioned as: IntelsatTechnical ProductSep 16, 2019Satellite C-band is worth billions, but how many?

The C-Band Alliance reports that Intelsat and SES generated 90–95% of U.S. C-band revenues in 2017 while Telesat’s share amounted to a single-digit percentage.

Mentioned as: IntelsatTechnical ProductSep 16, 2019Satellite C-band is worth billions, but how many?

Encompass Digital Media executive chairman Bill Tillson estimated that Intelsat, SES, and Telesat could collectively gain $34,000,000,000 by selling C-band spectrum.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipSep 16, 2019Satellite C-band is worth billions, but how many?

The C-Band Alliance’s spectrum plan to repurpose 200 megahertz of C-band for 0.005 kg includes Intelsat and SES buying four satellites each to replace lost capacity if the U.S. Federal Communications Commission accepts the plan.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2019GEO satellite orders are up, but full rebound remains to be seen

Intelsat and SES had 90–95% of U.S. C-band revenues in 2017.

Mentioned as: IntelsatTechnical ProductSep 9, 2019Eutelsat: We quit the C-Band Alliance because our voice wasn’t heard

The Falcon Eye-1 loss likely set an industry record by topping the $406,200,000 Intelsat-27 loss in the 2013 Sea Launch failure.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative FinancialSep 6, 2019Big claims, record-low rates: Reshaping the space insurance game

Intelsat has a $56,000,000 agreement with Ovzon to use capacity on Ovzon-3 following its launch.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipAug 24, 2019SpaceX loses Falcon Heavy customer Ovzon to Arianespace

Intelsat-39 launched on 2019-08-06 aboard an Ariane 5.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GrowthAug 24, 2019SpaceX loses Falcon Heavy customer Ovzon to Arianespace
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