Commissioning of TEMPO is scheduled to begin in late May or early June, once Intelsat 40e reaches geostationary orbit, with science observations starting in October.

Source: https://spacenews.com/nasa-earth-science-hosted-payload-set-for-launch-on-intelsat-satellite/

Intelsat, in a statement, praised Relativity for an “innovative design and production process” for Terran R, in the words of Luc Froeliger, senior vice president of space systems.

Source: https://spacenews.com/intelsat-signs-multi-launch-contract-with-relativity-space/

McConnell added that Intelsat feels it is “well positioned as a market and strategy leader in the satellite communications industry” following its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2022.

Source: https://spacenews.com/intelsat-walks-away-from-ses-merger-talks/

O’Brien also said Intelsat has no concerns about accessing OneWeb’s capacity as the company is of being sold to Eutelsat.

Source: https://spacenews.com/intelsat-plotting-a-meo-constellation-in-2027-with-c-band-windfall/

TAMPA, Fla. — SES confirmed March 29 it is in talks about potentially merging with rival satellite operator Intelsat.

Source: https://spacenews.com/ses-confirms-merger-talks-with-intelsat/