TAMPA, Fla. — The last satellite Intelsat needs to claim nearly $5 billion in total C-band spectrum clearing proceeds is performing well after launching Aug. 3. on a Falcon 9, its manufacturer Maxar Technologies said. The Galaxy-37/Horizons-4 satellite started communicating with ground crews and successfully deployed solar arrays shortly after […]
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June 22 (Reuters) – SES SA (SESFg.LU) said on Thursday that it has ceased merger talks with Intelsat, ending what would have signaled further consolidation in the rapidly changing satellite internet industry. In March, SES said it was in talks with Luxembourg-based Intelsat over a possible combination of their businesses […]
WASHINGTON — Intelsat has ended talks about merging with rival satellite operator SES, a source close to the discussions confirmed. They had been negotiating a deal for at least three months that would have formed a group with around $4 billion in revenues, beefing up defenses as SpaceX’s Starlink broadband […]
WASHINGTON — SpaceLogistics, a satellite-servicing firm owned by Northrop Grumman, announced June 20 it has three confirmed orders for its refueling pods that will fly to orbit on servicing missions in 2025. Intelsat ordered the third and last pod available on the debut mission of the company’s new servicing spacecraft, […]
Plenty of operational synergies await SES and Intelsat if the world’s largest fixed satellite service (FSS) providers can craft a merger able to clear regulatory scrutiny. Following years of industry speculation, SES confirmed it was in early talks about combining with Intelsat on March 29, shortly after Bloomberg reported a […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Intelsat has ordered one of three fuel pods Northrop Grumman’s in-orbit servicing subsidiary is launching in late 2024 to extend the life of one of its geostationary satellites by at least six years, the operator announced April 13. The company is still deciding which of the more […]
TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched Intelsat’s IS-40e communications satellite April 7, which will help the operator meet growing demand for connectivity on planes while also carrying its first hosted payload for NASA. The satellite deployed solar arrays and is receiving and sending signals in geosynchronous transfer orbit following its […]
WASHINGTON — The upcoming launch of a NASA Earth science instrument on a commercial communications satellite illustrates the promise of, but also the problems with, hosted payloads. A SpaceX Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off at 12:30 a.m. Eastern April 7 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, placing the Intelsat 40e […]