# Intelsat

> Intelsat is a satellite communications business acquired by SES in July 2025. Its satellite and ground infrastructure supports airlines, shipping companies, broadcasters, telecommunications providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, combining wholesale capacity with managed connectivity services.

- **Founded:** 1964
- **Headquarters:** McLean, United States
- **Founders:** Initial member states of the INTELSAT consortium (Institutional founders under the 1964 interim agreements)
- **Products:** Satellite capacity and ground infrastructure, Commercial aviation connectivity, Multi-orbit electronically steered antenna connectivity, FlexMaritime, FlexEnterprise
- **Notable:** Early Bird entered operational commercial communications service in June 1965., INTELSAT completed global coverage in 1969., Privatized in July 2001 while retaining public-service obligations overseen by ITSO.

## Products & services

- **Satellite capacity and ground infrastructure** — Wholesale satellite bandwidth, teleports and terrestrial network integration for communications providers, media companies and governments.
- **Commercial aviation connectivity** — Aircraft connectivity systems, passenger Wi-Fi and airline support; expanded through the December 2020 purchase of Gogo’s commercial aviation division.
- **Multi-orbit electronically steered antenna connectivity** — Aircraft antenna solution developed with technology partners to support GEO and LEO networks; continuing in SES’s aviation portfolio.
- **FlexMaritime** — Managed connectivity for vessel operations and crew internet; now offered by SES with GEO and OneWeb LEO options.
- **FlexEnterprise** — Enterprise satellite connectivity distributed through service providers, including unlimited plans and virtual network operator options.
- **Media distribution** — Satellite distribution of television channels and live content to broadcast, cable and direct-to-home networks.
- **Government satellite communications** — Satellite and managed network services supporting government and defense communications.

## Achievements

- Early Bird entered operational commercial communications service in June 1965.
- INTELSAT completed global coverage in 1969.
- Privatized in July 2001 while retaining public-service obligations overseen by ITSO.
- Completed the $400 million Gogo commercial aviation acquisition in December 2020.
- SES completed the Intelsat acquisition on 17 July 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — SES and De Boer Marine announced an expanded multi-year FlexMaritime collaboration; this is an update to the product portfolio now operated by SES.
- **2026-07** — SES reported more than 600 aircraft flying its multi-orbit ESA solution. Group H1 revenue was €1.602 billion, down 5.0% year over year on a like-for-like, constant-currency basis.
- **2025-07** — SES completed the Intelsat acquisition and described a combined fleet of 120 GEO and MEO satellites, plus access to LEO networks.

## Links

- Website: https://intelsat.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelsat/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Intelsat
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intelsat/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Intelsat-106822915740/

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