July 3, 2012 – The annual ‘Space News’ list of satellite operators has tended these past few years to be a simple repeat of the previous year’s rankings. In fact there’s usually more interest in the lower-ranked players where there’s more jockeying for position.
This year, as last, it is Intelsat that’s officially the world’s largest satellite operator with a fleet of 58 craft, another 6 on order, and annual revenues of $2.6 billion. No. 2 to Intelsat, and very much chasing on its tail, is SES. With a fleet of 50 craft, 7 more on order, and revenues of $2.25 billion.
Number 3 is Paris-based Eutelsat, with a fleet of 28 satellites, 6 on order, and revenues of $1.55 billion. No. 4 is Canada’s Telesat, with 13 satellites, and just one on order and revenues of $792 million. Telesat’s income over the past year has fallen by about $30 million.
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