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Rupert Pearce: Inmarsat’s GX Flex Satellite Program Seeks to Meet Demand

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Rupert Pearce: Inmarsat’s GX Flex Satellite Program Seeks to Meet Demand - top government contractors - best government contracting event
Rupert Pearce

Inmarsat CEO Rupert Pearce has said the company has launched a new program that aims to develop new spacecraft to build up its fleets of Ka– and L-band satellites in an effort to meet demand, SpaceNews reported Thursday.

Pearce said Wednesday at an earnings call that the GX Flex program, which is now in the request for information phase, is driven by demand “across multiple geographies and verticals.”

Three Inmarsat satellites are now in the construction phase. Thales Alenia Space develops a Ka-band satellite for Inmarsat – GX-5 – that is set for launch in 2019. Airbus’ defense and space business currently works on two Ka- and L-band satellites – Inmarsat 6 – that are scheduled to lift off between 2020 and 2021.

Pearce also discussed the company’s European Aviation Network and the extension of the Wideband Global Satcom satellite program.

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Written by Jane Edwards

is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.

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