Intelsat's

Combining his company's technical capabilities with Intelsat's "commercial and government market presence," he said in a prepared statement, "is a good way to get this new service off the ground."

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It provides "a game-changing innovation," said Thierry Guillemin , Intelsat's chief technical officer, focused on improving reliability and reducing capital expenditures for replacement satellites.

For Satellites, Service on High Andy Pasztor 2011

In addition to using the venture to assist Intelsat's own fleet of more than four dozen satellites, Ms. Sears said the company has the exclusive right to market the first-of-a-kind services to the Pentagon and other prospective U.S. government customers operating satellites, including spy agencies.

For Satellites, Service on High Andy Pasztor 2011

"This takes it out of the realm of science fiction," said Kay Sears , president of Intelsat's government-services unit.

For Satellites, Service on High Andy Pasztor 2011

Inergy and Chesapeake are expected to price their bonds later Wednesday, while order books on Intelsat's deal are due to close at 5 p.m.

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The agreement is an important element of Intelsat's bid to expand its share of the fastest-growing part of the commercial-satellite industry: supplying bandwidth to the Pentagon, other federal agencies and foreign governments.

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So, Credit Suisse worked out an amendment with Intelsat's existing lenders, who agreed to stay in place, a person familiar with the matter says.

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"Once in service, Intelsat New Dawn will be an integral part of our global, resilient satellite network, providing growth capacity and allowing us to further expand our services to our long-time customers in Africa," Intelsat's chief executive David McGlade said.

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It also said there would be no problems with Intelsat's being owned by a foreign-based entity.

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The contract is for the servicing of Intelsat's on-orbit satellites via a space-based service vehicle to be provided by MDA.

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