Commercial geostationary satellite fleet operator and satellite-capacity/service provider
Historic U.S.-based commercial fixed-satellite-services operator. PanAmSat operated GEO communications satellites and associated teleports, satellite-control, transmission, and government-services capabilities; it was acquired by Intelsat in July 2006 and subsequently ceased to operate as an independent company.
Historic U.S.-based commercial fixed-satellite-services operator. PanAmSat operated GEO communications satellites and associated teleports, satellite-control, transmission, and government-services capabilities; it was acquired by Intelsat in July 2006 and subsequently ceased to operate as an independent company.
Suppliers, customers & partners
Suppliers & service providers to PanAmSat
Boeing— launch program partner / publicity host · supplier2 connectionsTell me more
Boeing (as the public host of the Land Launch program press release) documented PanAmSat's Land Launch order; Boeing/Sea Launch technology and program management were part of the launch services enabling PanAmSat's medium-class satellite deployments (press release July 28, 2005).
Relationship research record
Boeing (via its Hughes Space and Communications division) manufactured numerous PanAmSat satellites including Galaxy XI (HS-702), PAS-1R (HS-702), PAS-5 (HS-601HP), PAS-10 (HS-601HP), and others in the 1990s and early 2000s, providing the spacecraft buses and payloads for GEO operations.
Alcatel Spacecom (now part of Thales Alenia Space) supplied the Europe*Star-1 satellite (renamed PAS-12/PanAmSat PAS-12) and European orbital slot capacity to PanAmSat to expand PanAmSat's European/Middle East/Africa/Asia footprint for program distribution and broadcast contribution (agreement announced July 20, 2005).
Arianespace provided multiple launch services to PanAmSat, including a heavily discounted launch for its first satellite in the 1980s and later launches such as PAS-3R (Ariane 44L), PAS-7 (Ariane 44LP), PAS-1R (Ariane 5G), and Galaxy 10R/12 series satellites through the 1990s and early 2000s.
Space Systems/Loral supplied PanAmSat satellites including PAS-7 and PAS-8 on the LS-1300 bus, launched in 1998, for expanded video and telecommunications capacity.
RCA Astro-Electronics supplied PanAmSat's initial satellite (PAS-1) at a discounted price after another customer cancelled, enabling the company's first GEO communications satellite operations in the mid-1980s.
PanAmSat provided satellite transponder capacity and video distribution services to DirecTV (including ownership ties via the DIRECTV Group) for direct-to-home television programming distribution through the 1990s and 2000s.
Relationship research record
PanAmSat supplied satellite capacity (Galaxy III‑R/Galaxy platform) and platform services to DIRECTV to provide comprehensive U.S. coverage for expanded direct-to-home programming, enabling DirecTV's U.S. DTH service expansion (reported in PanAmSat‑DirecTV deal coverage).
PanAmSat supplied satellite transmission capacity to Univision (originally Spanish International Network/SIN) for nationwide cable and broadcast distribution of Spanish-language programming starting in the 1980s.
PanAmSat entered into an agreement with Japan's SKY Perfect JSAT to form a joint venture to launch a Ku‑band satellite at 74°W to satisfy U.S. market demand (joint venture/partnership announced as part of PanAmSat's 2005 growth strategy).
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Internalized capabilities
Intelsat— acquirer / merger counterpartyTell me more
Intelsat acquired PanAmSat in a transaction that transferred PanAmSat's satellite licenses, orbital slots and customer contracts into Intelsat; PanAmSat supplied its fleet, capacity and customer relationships to Intelsat as part of the merger/transfer process (merger filings and docket documentation).
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Government awards & missions
Federal Aviation Administration— government-services-customer-or-subcontract-customerTell me more
PanAmSat's G2 business provided services to the Federal Aviation Administration directly or as a subcontractor. · Satellite and related telecommunications services and equipment; no specific FAA program was identified.
PanAmSat includes the Federal Aviation Administration in its named list of G2-served organizations.
government agency
NASA— government-services-customer-or-subcontract-customerTell me more
PanAmSat's G2 business provided services to NASA directly or as a subcontractor. · Satellite and related telecommunications services and equipment; no specific NASA program was identified.
PanAmSat includes NASA in its list of government agencies and contractors served through G2 directly or as a subcontractor.
government agency
Defense Information Systems Agency— government-satellite-communications-customerTell me more
PanAmSat's G2 segment provided satellite and related telecommunications services to the Defense Information Systems Agency. · Commercial satellite communications supporting Department of Defense requirements, including distance learning and unmanned-aerial-vehicle communications support.
PanAmSat identifies DISA as a Department of Defense organization to which G2 provided satellite and related telecommunications services.
government agency
General Services Administration— governmentwide-acquisition-contract-customer-and-procurement-channelTell me more
PanAmSat's G2 segment held an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Government Wide Acquisition Contract with the General Services Administration to sell satellite bandwidth, terminals, and related services to U.S. government users. · Military, civil, and homeland-security satellite-service procurement through G2.
PanAmSat directly identifies its GSA IDIQ Government Wide Acquisition Contract and its use for G2 sales.
government agency
Silver Springs Teleport— acquired-and-internalized-teleport-facilityTell me more
PanAmSat acquired Silver Springs Teleport together with Esatel Communications, bringing the related teleport capability into its ground-infrastructure footprint. · Related entity acquired with Esatel Communications for government-services expansion.
PanAmSat identifies Silver Springs Teleport as Esatel's related entity acquired in the same transaction.
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