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  • Inmarsat's First Dual-Band Communications Satellite Launched Into Orbit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat’s First Dual-Band Communications Satellite Launched Into Orbit

    Inmarsat has expanded its 14-geostationary satellite fleet with the launch of the first of seven dual-band communications spacecraft planned for liftoff through 2024. The Inmarsat-6 F1 satellite took off Wednesday aboard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ H-IIA launch rocket from the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center in Japan, to form the company’s next-generation satellite broadband network, the U.K.-based […] More

  • Airbus Wins $600M Inmarsat Satellite Production Contract; Rupert Pearce Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Wins $600M Inmarsat Satellite Production Contract; Rupert Pearce Comments

    Airbus’ defense and space business has won a potential $600 million contract from Inmarsat to construct the first two communications satellites for integration with the Inmarsat-6 satellite constellation. The two I-6 satellites will work to provide Ka- and L-band mobile communications services to Inmarsat clients, Inmarsat said Wednesday. Airbus is scheduled to hand over the […] More