by Matt Wilson | Jul 6, 2018 | Finance, Seradata News
After having their initial offer rebuffed by Inmarsat, EchoStar has made a second bid for the company just before the end of the statutory 28-day deadline – on 6 July – which started following their first offer. This second or “Improved...
by Matt Wilson | Jun 19, 2018 | Finance, Seradata News
It has been made public that in early-June, major American satellite operator EchoStar Corp. made an “indicative non-binding proposal” to acquire British Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) provider Inmarsat plc. In a document published by Inmarsat,they...
by David Todd | Oct 30, 2017 | commercial launch services, Satellites, Seradata News
The European launch provider Arianespace has received a launch order from the UK-based global mobile satellite communications operator, Inmarsat for the launch of its final Global Xpress satellite GX-5 also known as INMARSAT 5F-5. The launch of the 4000 kg high...
by David Todd | Sep 19, 2017 | JAXA, Launches, Seradata News
In what is regarded as a coup for Mitsibushi Heavy Industries (MHI), it was announced that Inmarsat has eschewed the main commercial launch providers (Arianespace, SpaceX, ILS etc) and instead selected the Japanese H-IIA (H2A) rocket to launch the first of its new...
by David Todd | Jun 6, 2017 | Satellites, Seradata News
While Boeing probably thought it was a shoe-in to build the fifth and final spacecraft in the Inmarsat 5 Global Xpress Ka-band fleet, it was to be disappointed. The UK-based mobile satellite operator has decided instead to order its final satellite from the European...
