What COMSAT Corporation does

COMSAT Corporation is a Bethesda, Maryland-based private satellite communication company that provides managed ground segment and teleport services to government, military, and commercial customers. The firm operates three teleports worldwide with a combined 92 antennas, including deep space assets such as a 32-meter antenna at its Goonhilly Earth Station subsidiary. Its commercial portfolio spans satellite capacity across VHF, L-band, C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band frequencies, while its protected MILSATCOM offering covers UHF, S-band, X-band, and Ka-band for government and military customers. Both the Santa Paula (California) and Southbury (Connecticut) teleports hold World Teleport Association (WTA) Tier 4 certification, and the company advertises 99.999% network availability backed by 24/7/365 expert support and SLAs.

COMSAT's product set is organized into three offerings: Commercial Satellite Communications for resilient connectivity over land, air, and sea; Government and Military Communications providing protected MILSATCOM and ground-based satellite control plus mission planning; and Satellite Teleport Infrastructure delivering design, integration, testing, operation, maintenance, and support for satellite ground systems. The company's stated customers are governments, satellite operators, carriers, media customers, and service providers, with the government and military segment marked as primary. Sales are quote-based and bespoke; COMSAT only names Sandy Clatworthy as its Chief Financial Officer and does not publicly disclose revenue, ownership structure, or other financials.

Commercially, COMSAT runs a managed services revenue model with over 50 years of operating history, operating globally through direct enterprise and field sales. In Q2 2026, Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR) announced a definitive agreement to acquire COMSAT alongside Goonhilly Earth Station, expanding its addressable market into lunar and cislunar communications. Closing is expected in Q3 2026 subject to UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 and US Federal Communications Commission approvals, at which point COMSAT would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Intuitive Machines.

Name

COMSAT Corporation

Legal name

COMSAT

Website

https://comsat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

COMSAT Corporation is a US-based private satellite communications company operating three teleports with 92 antennas, providing managed ground segment and multi-band commercial and MILSATCOM services to governments, militaries, satellite operators, carriers, media, and service providers, and pending acquisition by Intuitive Machines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Satellite Communications Services

NAICS

Satellite Telecommunications (5174), Satellite Telecommunications (51741), Satellite Telecommunications (517410)

SIC

Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

Satellite Ground Segment & Gateway Services (Teleports, Gateways, Ground Station-as-a-Service) (HDAIAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Satellite Network Operations & Capacity Services (NOC, Capacity Leasing, Managed Payload Services) (HDAIAJAI), Satellite Wholesale Capacity & Backhaul (transponder/HTS capacity, teleport services) (HDAIAEAJ), Ground Segment Systems (Ground Stations, TT&C, Mission Ops) (IMABACAJ), Satellite Broadband Terminals & Gateways (VSAT/LEO CPE) (HDAFAIAM)

Keywords

• Satellite communications
• Teleport infrastructure
• MILSATCOM services
• Ground segment operations
• Managed satellite services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bethesda

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Satellite Communication Services: Managed satellite communication services providing secure and reliable connectivity to governments, satellite operators, carriers, media customers, and service providers. Services include ground segment infrastructure, satellite capacity, and 24/7/365 support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

COMSAT operates satellite ground segment infrastructure through teleports worldwide, delivering managed satellite communication services across commercial and government/military markets. The company provides commercial connectivity across VHF through Ka-band frequencies and protected MILSATCOM solutions including UHF, S-band, X-band, and Ka-band. Services span design, integration, testing, operation, maintenance, and 24/7/365 support for satellite ground systems, delivered via 3 teleports with 92 antennas and 99.999% network availability.

Product overview

COMSAT provides satellite communication teleport services through a portfolio of three core offerings: Commercial Satellite Communications for businesses requiring resilient connectivity over land, air, or sea; Government and Military Communications (MILSATCOM) offering protected satellite capacity across multiple frequency bands with ground control and mission planning; and Satellite Teleport Infrastructure providing the underlying ground segment with 3 teleports, 92 antennas, and 99.999% availability. The company operates as a managed services provider delivering end-to-end solutions from design through ongoing support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Satellite Communications Resilient, independent commercial satellite communication services delivered over land, air, or sea, with top-quality customer support. Provides point-to-point links to global end-to-end services using world-class infrastructure and engineering experts, across VHF, L-band, C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band frequencies. Targeted at commercial satellite operators, telecommunications carriers, media customers, and service providers.
• Government and Military Communications (MILSATCOM) Protected MILSATCOM solutions including UHF, S-band, X-band, and Ka-band capacity, ground-based satellite control and mission planning capabilities, and secure assets at geographically-diverse teleports. Targeted at government and military organizations requiring secure, scalable, and reliable satellite bandwidth with top-level security.
• Satellite Teleport Infrastructure Services Ground segment infrastructure services across 3 teleports worldwide with 92 antennas, providing 99.999% network availability with SLAs. Services include design, integration, testing, operation, maintenance, and 24/7/365 support for satellite communication systems, backed by WTA Tier 4 certified facilities at Santa Paula and Southbury.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.999% network availability with SLAs

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Intuitive MachinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026Intuitive Machines announced a definitive agreement to acquire Goonhilly Earth Station and its COMSAT subsidiary. The acquisition will add 44 antennas, including deep space assets like a 32-meter antenna, and expand network availability for communications, data relay, and position, navigation, and timing capabilities across lunar and cislunar environments. Expected to close in Q3 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SES Government Solutions: SES's U.S. government subsidiary provides managed secure satellite communications and ground segment services to DoD, intelligence community, and federal agencies — directly comparable to COMSAT's protected MILSATCOM and teleport offering on multi-band capacity.
• Intelsat General Communications: Government-focused arm of Intelsat providing managed SATCOM, ground services, and protected communications for defense and federal customers, with a global ground network serving MILSATCOM missions analogous to COMSAT's Santa Paula/Southbury operations.
• Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT): KSAT operates one of the world's largest commercial ground station networks supporting LEO/MEO satellites, with growing deep-space and lunar TT&C capacity — directly comparable to COMSAT/Goonhilly's teleport + deep-space antenna portfolio.

Emerging players

• Atlas Space Operations: Atlas provides Ground Station-as-a-Service with a federated global antenna network for LEO and MEO customers — a partial overlap with COMSAT's managed teleport model but focused on software-orchestrated, mission-by-mission tasking rather than classical teleport operations.
• Leaf Space: Leaf Space operates a global distributed ground station network focused on CubeSat and smallsat mission support — an emerging GSaaS player with partial overlap to COMSAT's multi-mission teleport services and increasing presence in deep-space/cislunar communication services.
• Capella Space (Ground Segment): SAR constellation operator with growing emphasis on ground-station-as-a-service and direct tasking infrastructure — partial-overlap emerging player whose ground-as-a-service ambition intersects with COMSAT's managed teleport model for next-generation missions.

Broad incumbents

• Viasat Government: Viasat Government offers broadband SATCOM and resilient tactical networks for DoD and federal agencies, with proprietary Ka-band satellites and ground infrastructure — a broader incumbent whose protected/government line directly overlaps COMSAT's MILSATCOM business.
• Hughes Network Systems: Hughes provides managed satellite broadband and enterprise/government managed network services, including gateway infrastructure and managed SATCOM offerings — comparable in scale and managed-services posture to COMSAT's commercial teleport services.
• AWS Ground Station: Amazon's cloud-integrated ground station service provides managed satellite communication and data processing with an antenna-as-a-service model — a broader cloud-platform incumbent with overlap into COMSAT's commercial managed teleport and data relay services.

Regional players

• Telespazio: European-headquartered satellite services provider with teleport operations (Fucino, Scanzano) serving government, institutional, and commercial customers — comparable offering portfolio to COMSAT, though primarily Europe-anchored with less U.S. DoD exposure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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