The 1990's

Taking Global Satellite Service to New Places

Intelsat 603 Success
May 7, 1992

NASA and Intelsat collaborate on a historic and successful space mission to retrieve and re-boost into space the INTELSAT 603 spacecraft, stranded in a low earth orbit after a failed launch in 1990.

Steps to Commercialization
November 30, 1998

A fundamental step to its commercialization, Intelsat transfers working capital, five in-orbit satellites, one in-construction satellite and their associated orbital roles to the newly created company, New Skies Satellites N.V.