Maxar Technologies Will Build Next-Generation Intelsat Epic Geostationary Communications Satellite with NASA Hosted Payload
03 February 2020 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
Intelsat (NYSE: I) has selected Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR)
(TSX:MAXR), a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence
and Space Infrastructure, to manufacture Intelsat 40e, a
next-generation geostationary communications satellite scheduled to
launch in 2022. Maxar will integrate NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions:
Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) payload with the Intelsat 40e
satellite.
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Maxar will build the Intelsat 40e
geostationary communications satellite and integrate NASA’s TEMPO
payload with it. Image: Maxar Technologies
“When it’s launched, Intelsat 40e will be the newest addition to
our next-generation Intelsat Epic platform, which is already
providing our global customers with flexible, high-performance
connectivity they can count on today – and in the future,” said
Intelsat CEO Stephen Spengler. “Intelsat continuously invests in
innovative new satellite and hybrid technologies that make it easy
and affordable for our customers to connect people, devices and
networks, even in the most remote locations. We look forward to
partnering with Maxar on this next build.”
Based on Maxar’s proven 1300-class satellite platform and
Intelsat Epic, Intelsat 40e will provide Intelsat customers across
North and Central America with flexible, high-throughput,
“coast-to-coast” coverage. The additional capacity will also
support the growing number of customers utilizing Intelsat
managed-service offerings, including those working with Intelsat to
solve connectivity challenges for commercial and private planes,
moving vehicles on land and other mobility applications.
In 2019, NASA selected Maxar to host its TEMPO payload utilizing
the Space and Missile Systems Center Hosted Payload Solutions
(HoPS) contract vehicle. Now that Maxar has identified Intelsat 40e
as the satellite, the company will begin the integration process.
TEMPO is a UV-visible spectrometer that will detect pollutants by
measuring sunlight reflected and scattered from the Earth’s surface
and atmosphere. The resulting data from TEMPO will be used to
enhance air-quality forecasts in North America, enabling the more
effective early public warning of pollution incidents. The combined
Intelsat 40e and TEMPO programs are expected to be accretive to
Maxar’s earnings and cash flow on an annual basis throughout the
production process.
“Maxar and Intelsat have a strategic partnership that goes back
more than 40 years, and we are honored to have been chosen for
Intelsat 40e – the 54th satellite that Maxar will build for
Intelsat over the course of our long and successful history
together,” said Maxar CEO Dan Jablonsky. “Maxar is also honored to
have collaborated with NASA for more than 50 years, and we are
excited to leverage our strong legacy in bridging commercial and
government needs to integrate the agency’s TEMPO payload with
Intelsat 40e. Maxar’s recent work with NASA on TEMPO and several
other Space Infrastructure missions demonstrate positive momentum
for our expanding civil space portfolio.”
About Maxar
Maxar is a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence
and Space Infrastructure. We deliver disruptive value to government
and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and
navigate our changing planet; deliver global broadband
communications; and explore and advance the use of space. Our
unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and
a proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and
deliver insights with unrivaled speed, scale and cost
effectiveness. Maxar’s 5,800 team members in 30 global locations
are inspired to harness the potential of space to help our
customers create a better world. Maxar trades on the New York Stock
Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange as MAXR. For more information,
visit www.maxar.com.
About Intelsat
As the foundational architects of satellite technology, Intelsat
operates the largest, most advanced satellite fleet and
connectivity infrastructure in the world. We apply our unparalleled
expertise and global scale to reliably and seamlessly connect
people, devices and networks in even the most challenging and
remote locations. Transformation happens when businesses,
governments and communities build a ubiquitous connected future
through Intelsat’s next-generation global network and simplified
managed services. At Intelsat, we turn possibilities into reality.
Imagine Here, with us, at Intelsat.com.
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Omar Mahmoud Maxar Media Relations (650) 852-5388;
omar.mahmoud@maxar.com
Jason Gursky Maxar, VP, Investor Relations (303) 684-2207;
jason.gursky@maxar.com
Meghan Macdonald Intelsat, Director, Communications (703)
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