Boeing has received an order from Intelsat for the ninth Epic Next Generation satellite. Boeing develops the 35e EpicNG satellite based on its 702 medium power platform, Boeing said Tuesday. Thierry Guillemin, Intelsat executive vice president and chief technical officer, said the company aims for the satellite-based infrastructure to meet customer demands for commercial plane bandwidth […] More

Executives from Boeing, Intelsat and SpaceX and SSL Federal gathered Tuesday at the National Space Symposium to discuss government innovation and industry consolidation trends in light of the current fiscal environment, Defense News reported Monday. Aaron Mehta writes that Kay Sears, president of Intelsat General, told the forum audience that spending cuts have actually resulted […] More

Boeing has completed on-orbit tests for the first of a new group of satellites designed to link data communications between NASA control centers and spacecraft. The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite system has been turned over to the space agency, Boeing said Tuesday. A second TDRS satellite underwent performance testing and will be transported to […] More

Boeing‘s defense, space and security unit has won a deal from Intelsat to provide four additional 702 midpower EpicNG satellites, bringing the total number of Intelsat orders to eight. The EpicNG fleet is meant to deliver high-capacity data transmission for Intelsat customers, according to a Boeing statement. Craig Cooning, vice president and general manager of […] More

Boeing’s commercial satellite services unit and Artel are partnering to distribute Inmarsat satellite bandwidth to potential federal customers, Boeing announced Tuesday. The companies will offer Inmarsat-3, -4 and -5 bandwidth and end-to-end commercial satellite services to federal and commercial customers under a cooperative agreement. Craig Cooning, CEO of Boeing’s international satellite systems business, said the […] More