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Intelsat

US
commercialFounded 1962
McLean, Virginia, United States
www.intelsat.com/
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SES is the largest teleport operator in the Global Top 20 of 2023, followed by Intelsat and Eutelsat.

NARRATIVE GENERAL12/19/2023World Teleport Association publishes Top Operator Rankings for 2023

Intelsat won a deal to equip nearly 500 regional jets operated by American Airlines with an antenna that could connect to GEO and OneWeb satellites in LEO.

ORG RELATIONSHIP12/12/2023Air New Zealand to trial Starlink in key year for LEO-enabled plane Wi-Fi

Intelsat purchased one HummingSat satellite that is scheduled to launch on an Ariane 6 launcher in 2026 to support Intelsat’s media and network customers.

NARRATIVE PLAN11/29/2023ESA and SWISSto12 Sign New Contract Advancing HummingSat into Phase Two of Production

The first HummingSat sold to Intelsat is scheduled to launch on an Ariane 6 launcher in 2026 to support Intelsat’s media and network customers.

NARRATIVE PLAN11/27/2023HummingSat is the world’s first commercial GEO smallsat creating a new chapter in space innovation

Intelsat and SES previously received $2,000,000,000 for helping make C-band spectrum available for U.S. telecommunications networks.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL11/10/2023SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards honorees: Commercial Space Achievement of the Year

Intelsat was the first GEO satellite operator to achieve MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet certification for its services.

NARRATIVE GENERAL10/13/2023Kratos’ OpenSpace Satellite Ground Platform Earns MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet Certification

Intelsat launched new services in Brazil that combine local support, new teleport facilities, and broader satellite coverage to deliver connectivity services to more users across the region.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT9/30/2023Intelsat expands Brazil infrastructure + delivers new services

In 2022 Swissto12 secured a deal to supply a HummingSat satellite to Intelsat.

ORG RELATIONSHIP9/14/2023Swissto12 secures million€€ in growth financing for 1st GEO smallsat

Intelsat reached an agreement with Aalyria Technologies on 2023-09-12 to accelerate satellite communications.

ORG RELATIONSHIP9/13/2023Intelsat and Aalyria aim for “subsea cables in space”

Under lender commitments, Intelsat must spend half of the C-band clearing proceeds on paying down debt that stood at $7,000,000,000 when the company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year.

NARRATIVE GOVERNANCE9/12/2023Intelsat plotting a MEO constellation in 2027 with C-band windfall

Intelsat achieved top-line revenue growth in 2022 for the first time in a decade, driven mainly by commercial aviation and government business.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/12/2023Intelsat plotting a MEO constellation in 2027 with C-band windfall

Intelsat invested in Aalyria, a Google spin-off that is developing optical communications technology.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL9/12/2023Intelsat plotting a MEO constellation in 2027 with C-band windfall

Intelsat will allocate half of the C-band incentive proceeds toward paying down debt, and Intelsat’s debt stood at $7,000,000,000 after the company emerged from bankruptcy early in 2022.

NARRATIVE GOVERNANCE8/14/2023Intelsat meets conditions for $3.7 billion C-band clearing payout

Intelsat successfully launched Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 (G-37/H-4).

TECHNICAL PRODUCT8/4/2023Intelsat Announces the Successful Launch of Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 Communications Satellite

Intelsat launched 10 satellites throughout 1997 using a diversity of rockets including Arianespace’s Ariane 4, Lockheed Martin’s Atlas 2, and Russia’s Proton.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT8/3/2023SpaceX launches Intelsat’s last C-band clearing satellite

Counting the IS-40e communications satellite launched in April, Intelsat deployed eight geostationary satellites in the past 10 months, setting a new record for the commercial satellite industry.

NARRATIVE GENERAL8/3/2023SpaceX launches Intelsat’s last C-band clearing satellite

Intelsat acquired Gogo’s commercial aviation assets before completing its Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring.

ORG RELATIONSHIP7/28/2023Connecting the Dots | The shifting landscape for satellite capacity wholesalers

Intelsat has deployed six C-band replacement satellites and plans to launch the Galaxy 37 satellite on a SpaceX rocket in early August as its final satellite for the plan.

NARRATIVE PLAN6/26/2023SES bid for equal split of C-band proceeds back in play

Intelsat has deployed six C-band replacement satellites and plans to launch the Galaxy 37 satellite on a SpaceX rocket in early August as its final satellite for the plan.

NARRATIVE GROWTH6/26/2023SES bid for equal split of C-band proceeds back in play

Intelsat emerged from Chapter 11 last year and reduced its debt load by more than half to $7,000,000,000.

NARRATIVE GOVERNANCE6/26/2023SES bid for equal split of C-band proceeds back in play
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