Editing Intelsat (section)

{{Short description|Luxembourgish communications satellite services provider}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Intelsat S.A.
| logo = Intelsat logo.png
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| image = Tysons Tower Tysons VA 2017 02 12 02.jpg
| image_caption = Tysons Tower, from where Intelsat's satellite fleet is controlled<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/digger/wp/2014/07/27/intelsat-moves-into-new-tysons-office-part-of-a-wave-of-tenants-wooed-by-silver-line/|title=Intelsat moves into new Tysons office, part of a wave of tenants wooed by Silver Line|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
| image_size = 300px
| key_people = David C. Wajsgras {{small|([[CEO]] since April 2022)}}<br /> Anthony (Toby) O'Brien {{small|(CFO)}}<br /> Michelle Bryan {{small|(General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer)}}<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.intelsat.com/about-us/executive-team/|title=Executive Team &#124; Intelsat Leadership|publisher=Intelsat}}</ref>
| industry = [[Satellite communication]]
| revenue = US$526.1 million (Q3, 2021)
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| owner =
| num_employees = 1,790 (2021)
| homepage = {{Official URL}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1964|8|20}}
| location_city = [[McLean, Virginia]]
| location_country = United States
| parent = 
}}
'''Intelsat S.A.''' (formerly Intel-Sat, Intelsat) is a Luxembourgish-American multinational [[satellite]] services provider with corporate headquarters in [[Luxembourg City|Luxembourg]] and administrative headquarters in [[Tysons, Virginia]], United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.intelsatgeneral.com/contact-us/locations/ |title=Locations {{!}} Intelsat}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=International Telecommunications Satellite Organization |date=2017 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/renegotiating-the-world-order/international-telecommunications-satellite-organization/3859C3B7E39FDBA01FF81D25A0208367 |work=Renegotiating the World Order: Institutional Change in International Relations |pages=156–183 |editor-last=Lipscy |editor-first=Phillip Y. |publisher=Cambridge University Press |doi=10.1017/9781316570463.006 |isbn=978-1-107-14976-2|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Originally formed as [[International Telecommunications Satellite Organization]] (''ITSO'', or '''Intelsat'''), from 1964 to 2001, it was an [[International organization|intergovernmental consortium]] owning and managing a constellation of [[communications satellite]]s providing international telecommunications and broadcast services.

In March 2023, rival satellite operator [[SES (company)|SES]] confirmed that it was in talks about a merger with Intelsat but in June 2023, it was announced that these discussions had ended.<ref>[https://spacenews.com/ses-confirms-merger-talks-with-intelsat/ ''SES confirms Intelsat merger talks''] SpaceNews. 29 March 2023. Accessed 30 March 2023</ref><ref>[https://spacenews.com/intelsat-walks-away-from-ses-merger-talks/ ''Intelsat walks away from SES merger talks''] SpaceNews. 21 June 2023. Accessed 30 June 2023</ref> On 30 April 2024, [[SES (company)|SES]] announced that an agreement had been reached to acquire Intelsat for US$3.1 billion, with the transaction expected to close in the second half of 2025.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-30 |title=SES to acquire Intelsat in compelling transaction focused on the future {{!}} SES |url=https://www.ses.com/press-release/ses-acquire-intelsat-compelling-transaction-focused-future |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=www.ses.com |language=en}}</ref>

As of June 2022, Intelsat operated a fleet of 52 communications satellites which was then one of the world's largest fleets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Satellite Network |url=https://www.intelsat.com/global-network/satellite-network/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Intelsat |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2020, the company announced plans to procure, build and launch seven C-band satellites over the next several years.<ref name="spacenews.com">{{Cite web |date=2020-09-17 |title=Intelsat taps Maxar for fifth C-band satellite, capping order spree |url=https://spacenews.com/intelsat-taps-maxar-for-fifth-c-band-satellite-capping-order-spree/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}</ref> These C-band satellites will contribute to the acceleration of America's 5G buildout.<ref name="spacenews.com"/> In early 2022, the company announced contracts for four GEO software defined satellites (SDS), two in partnership with Airbus and two in partnership with Thales Alenia Space, that are scheduled to launch in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-12 |title=Intelsat Orders 2 Software-Defined Satellites from Thales Alenia Space - Via Satellite - |url=https://www.satellitetoday.com/manufacture/2022/01/12/intelsat-orders-2-software-defined-satellites-from-thales-alenia-space/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Via Satellite |language=en}}</ref> These contracts point to the pursuit of a multi-year network transformation plan with investments designed to deliver higher speeds, more flexibility, redundancy, and backwards compatibility.<ref>{{Cite web |title=StackPath |url=https://www.militaryaerospace.com/commercial-aerospace/article/14231927/airbus-intelsat-onesat |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=www.militaryaerospace.com|date=11 January 2021 }}</ref>  

As of 2022, the company served approximately 1,800 customers and employed a staff of approximately 1,790 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Report |url=https://investors.intelsat.com/static-files/dcbbef60-1faf-4854-b0d4-217ed2b787bd}}</ref>