Comparison of communication satellite operators

The following is a list of the world's largest fixed service satellite operators in the world. Comparison data is from different time periods and sources and may not be directly comparable.

Name of the Operator	2019 Revenue	2018 Revenue	2017 Revenue	2014 Revenue	2010 Revenue	2009 Revenue	2008 Revenue	2007 Revenue	2006 Revenue	Country	Satellites in Orbit	Satellites on Order
SES	€1.983 billion[1]	€2.010 billion[1]	€2.035 billion[2]	€1.919 billion[3]	€1.736 billion[4]	€1.620 billion[5]	€1.521 billion[5]	€1.611 billion[6]	€1.617 billion[6]	Luxembourg	52	6
Viasat, Inc.	$2.068 billion[7]	$1.667 billion[7]	$1.56 billion[8]	$1.351 billion[9]	$688.1 million[10]	$628.2 million[10]	$574.7 million[10]	$516.6 million[10]	$433.8 million[10]	United States	4	1
Intelsat	$2.061 billion[11]	$2.161 billion[11]	$2.603 billion [12]	$2.472 billion[12]	$2.545 billion[13]	$2.513 billion[13]	$2.364 billion[14]	$2.183 billion[15]	$1.663 billion[15]	Luxembourg /  United States	59	8
Eutelsat	$1.321 billion[16]	$1.391 billion[16]	$1.408 billion[17]	€1.476 billion (10–11)	€1.170 billion (10–11)[citation needed]	€1.050 billion (09-10)[citation needed]	€940.0 million (08-09)[citation needed]	$1.240 billion	$1.050 billion	France	37	6
Inmarsat		$1.465 billion[18]	$1.392 billion[18]	$1.285 billion [19]	$1.171 billion [20]	$1.038 billion [20]	$996.7 million [20]	$576.5 million [21]	$500.1 million[21]	United Kingdom	13	7
Telesat Canada				$923 million		$787.0 million[citation needed]	$711.0 million[citation needed]	$684.7 million	$575.0 million	Canada	13	3
SKY Perfect JSAT Group/JSAT Corporation								$347.4 million[citation needed]	$326.0 million	Japan	8	3
Star One								$207.4 million	$195.8 million	Brazil	7	0
Hispasat								$188.6 million	$159.1 million	Spain	11	0
SingTel/Optus								$172.2 million	$158.4 million	Singapore	5	1
Russian Satellite Communications								$161 million[citation needed]	$152 million	Russia	11	3
Space communications								$151.4 million	$151.2 million	Japan	4	1
Arabsat								$150 million	$150 million	Saudi Arabia	6	1
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting								$140.8 million	$106.5 million	Norway	4	1
Thaicom/formerly Shin Satellite								$133.7 million	$122.3 million	Thailand	5	0
AsiaSat								$120.4 million	$119.6 million	Hong Kong	3	1
Indian Space Research Organisation/Antrix								$120 million	$76 million	India	11	6
Korea Telecom								$110.1 million	$119.6 million	South Korea	3	1
Nilesat								$91.6 million	$79.8 million	Egypt	2	1
Satmex								$80.25 million	$79 million	Mexico	2	1
Gascom								$69.8 million	$47.1 million	Russia	3	2
SES Sirius								$69.4 million	$58.7 million	Sweden	2	0
Broadcast Satellite System								$66.3 million	$60.8 million	Japan	3	1
APT Satellite								$57.9 million	$54.9 million	Hong Kong	6	0
MEASAT Satellite Systems								$56.5 million	$38.9 million	Malaysia	3	1
Spacecom								$56 million	$56 million	Israel	3	2
PT Telkom								$24.9 million	$32.8 million	Indonesia	2	1
EchoStar								N/A	N/A	United States	8	9
Starlink			N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	United States	1385	4112 (Phase 1); 7518 (Phase 2)
OneWeb			N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	United Kingdom	146	650 (Phase 1)

• Note: Revenue in U.S. Dollars

References

1. "SES Annual Report 2019" (PDF).
2. SES S.A. "Full Year 2017 Results". Retrieved February 28, 2018.
3. "SES Annual Report 2014" (PDF).
4. "SES Annual Report 2010" (PDF).
5. "Annual Report 2009 – SES" (PDF). www.ses.com.
6. "SES Annual Report 2007" (PDF).
7. "Viasat Annual Report 2019".
8. "Income Statement". Retrieved September 1, 2017.
9. "Viasat Annual Report 2014".
10. "Viasat Annual Report 2010".
11. "Intelsat Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019".
12. "Intelsat Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017".
13. "Intelsat Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013" (PDF).
14. "Intelsat Reports Record Full Year 2008 Revenue, Growing 8% over Full Year 2007". Businesswire.
15. "Intelsat Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results" (PDF).
16. "Eutelsat Full Year 2018-19 Results" (PDF).
17. "Eutelsat Full Year 2017-18 Results" (PDF).
18. "Inmarsat PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2018" (PDF).
19. "Inmarsat PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2014" (PDF).
20. "Inmarsat Annual Report and Accounts 2010" (PDF).
21. "Inmarsat PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2007" (PDF).

• Link to 2005 numbers as pdf
• Link to 2007 numbers as pdf
• Link to 2008 numbers as pdf

External links

• 2001 numbers
• 2002 numbers
• 2003 numbers together with other space firms (total 50) firms reviewed
• 2004 numbers reviewed in this page from Space News