Intelsat orders four satellites from Maxar, two from Northrop Grumman, for C-band clearing

by Caleb HenryJune 15, 2020January 23, 2023

Under the C-Band Alliance's spectrum plan, Intelsat and SES would buy new satellites needed to replace lost spectrum solely from U.S. manufacturers. Photo shows Intelsat-36, a satellite from SSL in Palo Alto, California that launched in August 2016 on an Ariane 5 rocket.

Fleet operator Intelsat on June 15 said it has ordered six new satellites — four from Maxar Technologies and two from Northrop Grumman — that it needs to continue telecommunications services in the United States with less spectrum by early December 2023.

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Caleb Henry

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