Arianespace launched satellites for Europe and Intelsat in a triple-payload Ariane 5 mission on Tuesday. The mission, one of the last for the Ariane 5 rocket, launched the MTG-I1 meteorological satellite and two C-band satellites from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 3:30 p.m. ET. One satellite, MTG-I1 — Meteosat Third Generation Imager — is for…

SiriusXM ordered two more satellites from Maxar Technologies, SXM-11 and -12, the companies announced Tuesday. Maxar is now developing four Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites for SiriusXM, including SXM-9 and -10 ordered in 2021.  SXM-11 and -12 will be twin high-powered digital audio radio satellites, built on Maxar’s 1300-class platform at the company’s manufacturing facilities in…

Intelsat’s newest C-band broadcast satellites, Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32, are in good health after SpaceX launched the pair in a Falcon 9 mission over the weekend. Manufacturer Maxar Technologies confirmed after the Saturday launch that the satellites are performing as expected.  SpaceX launched the satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space…

Intelsat has ordered Intelsat-45 from Swissto12, based on the HummingSat product line, which is smaller than typical satellites in Geostationary Orbit (GEO).  This deal makes Intelsat the first commercial customer for the HummingSat for the Swiss startup.  The satellite is scheduled for launch in 2025 and will provide Ku-band fixed-satellite services for media and network…