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Intelsat
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Also known as International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, Intelsat S.A., International Telecommunications Satellite Corporation

Intelsat S.A. (formerly Intel-Sat, Intelsat) is a Luxembourgish-American multinational satellite services provider with corporate headquarters in Luxembourg and administrative headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, United States. Originally formed as International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO, or Intelsat), from 1964 to 2001, it was an intergovernmental consortium owning and managing a constellation of communications satellites providing international telecommunications and broadcast services.

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Company.name
Intelsat S.A.
Company.logo
Intelsat logo.png
Company.type
Private
Company.image
Tysons Tower Tysons VA 2017 02 12 02.jpg
Company.image_caption
Tysons Tower, from where Intelsat's satellite fleet is controlled
Company.image_size
300px
Company.industry
Satellite communication
Company.revenue
US$526.1 million (Q3, 2021)
Company.owner
SES
Company.num_employees
1,790 (2021)
Company.location_city
McLean, Virginia
Company.location_country
United States

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Employees
1789
Official website
www.intelsat.com/pt-br
Image
Intelsat headquarters.JPG
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social media followers
26623
inception
1964-08-20
Commons category
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3074954
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17 sections
Contents
  • History
  • International Governmental Organization (1964–2001)
  • Commercialization
  • Privatization
  • Intelsat S.A. (Luxembourg)
  • Operations
  • Bankruptcy
  • Emergence from bankruptcy as a private company
  • Acquisition of Gogo Commercial Aviation
  • Acquisition by SES
  • In-space refueling demonstration project
  • Satellites
  • Renaming
  • Launch vehicles
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Intelsat S.A. (formerly Intel-Sat, Intelsat) is a Luxembourgish-American multinational satellite services provider with corporate headquarters in Luxembourg and administrative headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, United States. Originally formed as International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO, or Intelsat), from 1964 to 2001, it was an intergovernmental consortium owning and managing a constellation of communications satellites providing international telecommunications and broadcast services.

In March 2023, rival satellite operator SES confirmed that it was in talks about a merger with Intelsat but in June 2023, it was announced that these discussions had ended. On 30 April 2024, 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. The acquisition was completed on 17 July 2025.

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