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Northrop Deploys Second Service Extension Vehicle for Intelsat Satellite

Northrop Grumman and its SpaceLogistics subsidiary have docked a satellite servicing vehicle to an Intelsat-built commercial communications satellite operating in geostationary orbit as part of a five-year life-extension contract between the companies. Northrop said Monday the Mission Extension Vehicle-2 will provide the IS-10-02 with robotics-based services to extend the satellite's life while in space.

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by Nichols Martin April 13, 2021, 8:48 am
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Boeing’s Audrey Allison to Chair Satellite Industry Association

Audrey Allison, vice president for global spectrum management at Boeing, has been appointed to chair the Satellite Industry Association's board of directors. Ross Vincenti, associate general counsel at Intelsat, will support Allison as SIA's vice chair while Spire Global General Counsel Ananda Martin will manage the trade association's financial assets as treasurer, SIA said Tuesday.

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by Nichols Martin January 13, 2021, 5:17 am
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Intelsat Taps Airbus to Build Software-Defined Satellites
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Hughes Concludes Demos of New Satcom System for Helicopters

Hughes Network Systems has completed testing of a satellite communications system designed to provide helicopters beyond-line-of-sight satcom, Space News reported Monday. The company worked with partners Applied Concepts Group and GetSat to demonstrate the HeloSat system in May, June and September.

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by Nichols Martin November 10, 2020, 9:51 am
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Intelsat Launches Galaxy 30 Satellite with Northrop's MEV-2; Stephen Spengler Quoted

Intelsat has launched the Galaxy 30, a geosynchronous communications satellite that will provide high-performance television distribution service to North American customers, the company announced Saturday. The Intelsat 10-02 satellite is scheduled to be its first customer in early 2021.

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by Sarah Sybert August 17, 2020, 11:04 am
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Northrop to Launch Updated MEV-2 Spacecraft for Satellite Servicing Mission

Northrop Grumman is set to launch its second Mission Extension Vehicle on Saturday as part of an effort to prolong the operational life of Intelsat's 10-02 communications satellite, SpaceNews reported Thursday.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers August 14, 2020, 4:11 am
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Former Verizon Exec Peter Davidson Joins Intelsat as Global Gov’t Affairs, Policy VP

Peter Davidson, who previously served as an executive at Verizon Communications and general counsel at the Department of Commerce, has joined Intelsat as vice president of global government affairs and policy. He will be responsible for developing Intelsat's global government engagement strategy and will work from its office in McLean, Va., the communications satellite company said Monday.

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by Nichols Martin August 4, 2020, 9:18 am
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Northrop-Built Galaxy 30 Comms Satellite, Mission Extension Vehicle Arrive at Launch Site

Northrop Grumman has shipped the first communications satellite in Intelsat's Galaxy fleet replacement program and a second mission extension vehicle to French Guiana in preparation for a launch mission scheduled to take place later this month.

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by Nichols Martin July 1, 2020, 10:56 am
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Intelsat Submits C-Band Clearing Plan to FCC; Michael DeMarco Quoted
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Intelsat Plans C-Band Spectrum Transition, Places Satellite Orders With Maxar & Northrop

Intelsat has signed a pair of deals to procure four satellites from Maxar Technologies and another two from Northrop Grumman in efforts to meet the Federal Communications Commission deadline for reallocating some C-band spectrum to support 5G network services.

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman June 16, 2020, 7:09 am
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Intelsat Commits to FCC’s 5G Spectrum Transition Efforts; Stephen Spengler Quoted

Intelsat has submitted to the Federal Communications Commission a transition plan for telecommunications customers in line with the agency's directive to repurpose the 20-megahertz spectrum for 5G communications.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers May 27, 2020, 3:58 am
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Northrop’s Kathy Warden on Satellite Servicing Market Opportunity

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency tapped Northrop Grumman in March as its commercial partner for the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites program and Northrop CEO and 2020 Wash100 awardee Kathy Warden said the program could help broaden on-orbit servicing capabilities, SpaceNews reported Wednesday.

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by Jane Edwards April 30, 2020, 4:19 am