International Telecommunications Satellite Organization

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International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
AbbreviationITSO
Formation1964
Type Intergovernmental organization
PurposeAccess to high-quality and reliable public telecommunications services on global and non-discriminatory basis
Headquarters Washington D.C., USA
Membership149
Key people
Renata Brazil-David (Director-General) & CEO)
Website www.itso.int

The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) is an intergovernmental organization charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat, which was privatized in 2001. [1]

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It incorporates the principle set forth in Resolution 1721 (XVI) of United Nations General Assembly, which expresses "All nations should have access to satellite communications".

The landmark headquarters of this organization was located in Washington D.C., United States.

As of June 2013, there are 149 states that are members of ITSO. States join ITSO by ratifying a multilateral treaty known as the Agreement relating to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization. Bulgaria ratified the treaty in 1996 but denounced it and withdrew from the organization in 2012.[ citation needed ]

Satellite fleet

Intelsat V fleet
SatelliteManufacturerTypeLaunch VehicleLaunch DateStatusNotes
Intelsat V F-1
Intelsat V F-2
Intelsat V F-3
Intelsat V F-4
Intelsat V F-5
Intelsat V F-6
Intelsat V F-7 Ford Aerospace Intelsat-V bus Ariane 1 (L7)19 October 1983Deactivated in August 1996
Intelsat V F-8
Intelsat V F-9
Intelsat V F-10
Intelsat V F-11
Intelsat V F-12
Intelsat V F-13
Intelsat V F-14
Intelsat V F-15


Intelsat VI fleet
SatelliteManufacturerTypeLaunch VehicleLaunch DateStatusNotes
Intelsat 601 Hughes HS-389 Ariane 44L (V47)29 October 1991Deactivated in October 2011
Intelsat 602 Hughes HS-389 Ariane 44L (V34)27 October 1989
Intelsat 603
Intelsat 604
Intelsat 605 Hughes HS-389 Ariane 44L (V45)14 August 1991Deactivated in January 2009


Intelsat VII fleet
SatelliteManufacturerTypeLaunch VehicleLaunch DateStatusNotes
Intelsat 701 Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300 Ariane 44LP H10 (V60)22 October 1993Decommissioned
Intelsat 702 Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300 Ariane 44LP H10+ (V64)17 June 1994
Intelsat 703 Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300
Intelsat 704 Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300
Intelsat 705 Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300
Intelsat 706 Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300 Ariane 44 LP H10-3 (V73)17 May 1995Decommissioned in November 2014
Intelsat 707 Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300 Ariane 44 LP H10-3 (V84)14 March 1996Decommissioned in January 2011
Intelsat 708 Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300
Intelsat 709 Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300 Ariane 44 P H10-3 (V87)14 June 1996Decommissioned in February 2013
Intelsat 801 Lockheed Martin AS-7000 Ariane-44P H10-3 (V94)1 March 1997Decommissioned in October 2013
Intelsat 802 Lockheed Martin AS-7000 Ariane-44P H10-3 (V96)25 June 1997Deactivated in October 2010
Intelsat 803 Lockheed Martin AS-7000 Ariane-42L H10-3 (V100)23 September 1997
Intelsat 804 Lockheed Martin AS-7000 Ariane-42L H10-3 (V104)22 December 1997Deactivated 14 January 2005
Intelsat 805 Lockheed Martin AS-7000
Intelsat 806 Lockheed Martin AS-7000
Intelsat 901 Space Systems/Loral SSL 1300 Ariane 44L H10-3 (V141)9 June 2001
Intelsat 902 Space Systems/Loral SSL 1300 Ariane 44L H10-3 (V143)30 August 2001
Intelsat 903 Space Systems/Loral SSL 1300
Intelsat 904 Space Systems/Loral SSL 1300 Ariane 44L H10-3 (V148)23 February 2002
Intelsat 905 Space Systems/Loral SSL 1300 Ariane 44L H10-3 (V152)5 June 2002
Intelsat 906 Space Systems/Loral SSL 1300 Ariane 44L H10-3 (V154)6 September 2002
Intelsat 907 Space Systems/Loral SSL 1300 Ariane 44L H10-3 (V159)15 February 2003Last Ariane 4
Intelsat 10-02 EADS Astrium Eurostar-3000

References

  1. Lipscy, Phillip Y., ed. (2017), "International Telecommunications Satellite Organization" , Renegotiating the World Order: Institutional Change in International Relations, Cambridge University Press, pp. 156–183, doi:10.1017/9781316570463.006, ISBN   978-1-107-14976-2