🌔 Fifty-five years ago today, a giant leap for mankind was made when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took humanity's first steps on the Moon. An estimated 650 million people watched live on television thanks to the Intelsat Early Bird satellite. 🛰️ Speaking of "early birds," the astronauts had originally planned to rest before walking on the Moon, but they were excited to make history and took their first steps five hours ahead of schedule.
Intelsat
Telecommunications
McLean, VA 77,649 followers
Operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network.
About us
As the foundational architects of satellite technology, Intelsat operates the world’s largest and most advanced satellite fleet and connectivity infrastructure. We apply our unparalleled expertise and global scale to connect people, businesses, and communities, no matter how difficult the challenge. Intelsat is uniquely positioned to help our customers turn possibilities into reality – transformation happens when businesses, governments, and communities use Intelsat’s next-generation global network and managed services to build their connected future.
- Website
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https://www.intelsat.com/
External link for Intelsat
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- McLean, VA
- Type
- Public Company
- Founded
- 1964
- Specialties
- Satellite Services, Telecommunications, and Media and Network Services
Locations
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Primary
7900 Tysons One Place
McLean, VA 22102-5927, US
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2875 Fork Creek Church Road
Ellenwood, GA 30294, US
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4 rue Albert Borschette
L-1246 Luxembourg, LU
Employees at Intelsat
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Adam Levy
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Aimee Emery-Ortiz
Passionate Product Marketer, Intelsat Commercial Aviation (ex-IBM).
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Martyn Hopkins
Accomplished and growth-focused professional with versatile experience in various facets of sales growth and business development across satellite…
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Eash Sundaram
Tech Investor, Board Member, Venture Capital & Digital Executive
Updates
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🚀 Intelsat’s Tysons interns had an out-of-this-world experience during a private tour of the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum! Hosted by the amazing curator and historian Teasel Muir-Harmony, the interns explored the new “One World Connected” exhibit that is home to Intelsat II, as well as the “Destination Moon” exhibit, just in time for the 55th anniversary of our Moon landing broadcast in 1969. 🛰️ Huge thanks to Intelsat rock stars and unofficial historians Jean-Luc Froeliger, SVP of satellite operations, and Steve Lott, director of global communications, for their support of the intern program and for organizing the tour. #Intelsat60 #OTD
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THE FINAL EPISODE of Satellite 101 is now live! https://intl.st/3Y576bj The wildly successful educational series Satellite 101 concludes with mind-bending ideas about the future of satellite communications. Intelsat’s SVP of Technology and Innovation, Carmel Ortiz, discusses satellite technology of the future, including software-defined satellites. #SDS
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Join Intelsat expert Scott Congdon for an informative session on the benefits of advanced satellite technologies providing always-on connectivity for on and off-road transport vehicles. https://intl.st/3zL9h9X
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🚀 On this day in 1975, Intelsat broadcast a joint mission between the United States and the Soviet Union to over one billion people. The nine-day adventure included the first ever international handshake in space, joint experiments, and the first human made eclipse. Image credit to NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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On this day in 1985, Intelsat transmitted the Live Aid benefit concert to 150 nations around the globe. Held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, the event featured iconic performances by more than 75 acts including Queen, David Bowie and Elton John. An entire field of satellite antennas was required to transmit a whopping 16 hours of footage that was viewed by nearly 40% of the world’s population. Five Intelsat satellites, among the 13 total, were used to beam the broadcast live around the world. The concert was projected to raise $1 million for famine relief and raised $140 million by the time the charity dissolved in 1992.
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📶 Gee, it’s been a while, but we’re back with a brand-new episode of Satellite 101! Watch in full on YouTube: https://intl.st/4cWLMsw What exactly is 5G? How about 4G and 3G, and how does it relate to satellite communications? Tune in to this week’s episode to find out! This week's episode features our SVP of Technology and Innovation, Carmel Ortiz.
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Intelsat’s hosted payloads leverage commercial satellites to gain economical and timely access to space. By placing your payload on our spacecraft, you can meet specific government or scientific needs for communications, space situational awareness, Earth observation, national defense, remote sensing, and more. #Satellite
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Intelsat Government Solutions President David Broadbent weighs in on how commercial partners can accelerate new technologies which will be helpful amidst emerging threats in the space domain.
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