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
  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Annual Report 2009 – SES" (PDF). www.ses.com.
  6. ^ a b "SES Annual Report 2007" (PDF).
  7. ^ a b "Viasat Annual Report 2019".
  8. ^ "Income Statement". Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  9. ^ "Viasat Annual Report 2014".
  10. ^ a b c d e "Viasat Annual Report 2010".
  11. ^ a b "Intelsat Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019".
  12. ^ a b "Intelsat Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017".
  13. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Intelsat Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results" (PDF).
  16. ^ a b "Eutelsat Full Year 2018-19 Results" (PDF).
  17. ^ "Eutelsat Full Year 2017-18 Results" (PDF).
  18. ^ a b "Inmarsat PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2018" (PDF).
  19. ^ "Inmarsat PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2014" (PDF).
  20. ^ a b c "Inmarsat Annual Report and Accounts 2010" (PDF).
  21. ^ a b "Inmarsat PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2007" (PDF).