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space2 years ago

Arianespace Set to Launch Intelsat's Small GEO Satellite

Arianespace has signed a contract with Intelsat to launch the IS-45 small geostationary communication satellite on an Ariane 6 rocket in the first half of 2026. The one-ton satellite, developed by Swissto12, will carry a payload of 12 Ku-band transponders and is based on the HummingSat platform. While the demand for GEO satellites has decreased in recent years due to the rise of broadband constellations in low Earth orbit, launch companies still consider the commercial GEO market to be important and relatively stable, with about 10 launches per year. However, the primary driver of launch demand is now broadband constellations.

via SpaceNews|
#ariane-6#arianespace#broadband-constellations
space-technology2 years ago

Satellite Industry Advances with New Technologies and Partnerships

Intelsat has ordered one of Northrop Grumman's latest service technology iterations, which involves extending the life of valuable satellites already in orbit. The new approach represents a shift in business strategy for Intelsat from "renting" the technology for a certain number of years to owning. However, the size of the market for satellite servicing largely depends on the number of geosynchronous satellites that would benefit from life extension, making satellite servicing still a niche market.

via CNBC|
#intelsat#northrop-grumman#satellite-market
space2 years ago

SpaceX successfully launches multiple satellites for Intelsat and NASA.

SpaceX successfully launched Intelsat’s IS-40e high throughput satellite, which will provide connectivity for planes, boats, and land vehicles on the move over North America, with a particular focus on serving the commercial aviation market. The satellite also carries NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) hosted payload, which will monitor air pollution across North America from geostationary orbit. It will take three weeks for the satellite to reach its final orbital slot at 91 degrees West over North America.

via SpaceNews|
#high-throughput-satellite#intelsat#is-40e
space2 years ago

SpaceX Launches Intelsat Satellite with NASA's TEMPO Experiment.

SpaceX is set to launch the Intelsat 40e satellite into geostationary transfer orbit, carrying NASA's Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) as a hosted payload. The satellite will provide high-throughput connectivity to Intelsat's government and enterprise customers across North and Central America, while TEMPO will take hourly snapshots of air pollution over North America. The Falcon 9 rocket booster on this flight is making its fourth flight and is expected to land on the company's drone ship A Shortfall Of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean about 8 minutes after liftoff.

via Space.com|
#intelsat#nasa#satellite
science-and-technology2 years ago

NASA Launches TEMPO Mission to Monitor Air Pollution in Real Time.

NASA's Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument, designed to measure air pollution across the continental United States, is set to launch on a commercial communications satellite, Intelsat 40e, on April 7. The instrument will provide hourly data on air pollution at a much higher resolution than low Earth orbit spacecraft. The project is a win-win for all parties involved, allowing unused capacity on Maxar's heritage satellite design to be leveraged for government missions, reducing the cost of access to space for the government, and reducing the cost for Intelsat. Hosted payloads have not been as prevalent as originally predicted due to schedule risks and a lack of available satellites that can accommodate payloads.

via SpaceNews|
#air-pollution#earth-science#hosted-payloads