Registry/17.8°W

Europe / Africa / MEA · West

17.8°W

Ministry of Defense/Paradigm Secure Communications (wholly owned by EADS Astrium) is the registry operator, with 2 satellites on station and an FCC license (1 row).

Occupancy ±0.4°: Intelsat 1/2 · Ministry of Defense/Paradigm Secure Communications (wholly owned by EADS Astrium) 1/2. Window majority is not the registry operator.

On stationUnrecorded in ClarkeBrought into use (in-orbit + FCC record)FCC ×1

TLE as of 2026-09-23. FCC SSAL stale (2026-04-30). UCS 2023-04-07.

Occupancy

On station
2 satellites

±0.4° TLE-primary. Majority Intelsat (1/2).

Space-Track TLE (primary) + UCS Satellite Database (fallback) · Sep 23, 2026
Registry operator
Ministry of Defense/Paradigm Secure Communications (wholly owned by EADS Astrium)
Window majority
Intelsat
Operator mix
Intelsat 1/2 · Ministry of Defense/Paradigm Secure Communications (wholly owned by EADS Astrium) 1/2
Country
United Kingdom
Purpose
Communications
Status
On station
Position source
2 TLE / 0 UCS fallback
Remaining life
Mid-life · ~5.3y remaining (n=1)
Coverage proxy
Atlantic / West Africa · GDP 0.95 · pop 1.05
Source operator strings (UCS)
  • Intelsat: Intelsat S.A.
  • Ministry of Defense/Paradigm Secure Communications (wholly owned by EADS Astrium): Ministry of Defense/Paradigm Secure Communications (wholly owned by EADS Astrium)

Co-located satellites (2)

SatelliteLaunched
Intelsat 37E (IS-37E)
TLE occupancy
2017
Skynet 5C
TLE occupancy
2008

Rights

License / FCC
brought into use

1 FCC rows

FCC SSAL + UCS occupancy · Apr 30, 2026

Recorded rights (FCC)

Recorded public layers only. FCC SSAL when present; otherwise inferred administration/operator. ITU SNS is not ingested. The Unrecorded chip is not a filled filing row.

  1. National administration
    V
    U.S.A.

    FCC lists administration as U.S.A..

    FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026
    recorded
  2. Operator license
    V
    Intelsat

    1 FCC authorization · S2972 · Intelsat (Intelsat License LLC).

    FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026
    recorded

FCC / license signals (1)

SatelliteCall sign
INTELSAT 37eS2972

FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026 · class V

Freshness

TLE epoch
2026-09-23

FCC SSAL 2026-04-30 is stale. UCS vintage 2023-04-07.

FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026
Congestion 30 · Low · 2 co-located
Clarke congestion v0 ← TLE-primary occupancy longitudes · Sep 23, 2026

Labeled model. Not a live market price.

Implied fair value

Fair value (v0)
n/c

Not commercially valued

Clarke valuation v0 (model) · Sep 23, 2026

UCS classifies this satellite's users as "Military". Raw model range $29M–$88M is shown for inspection only.

No trade tape. Seeded model-path sparklines are Experimental, not default Terminal.

Arc desirabilityAtlantic / West Africa×1.15
Coverage (GDP/pop)Atlantic / West Africa · GDP 0.95 · pop 1.05×1.00
Occupancy2 co-located satellites (TLE-primary ±0.4°)×1.24
Remaining lifeMid-life · ~5.3y remaining (n=1)×1.03
OperatorRegional / other operator×1.05
SpectrumNo band data (UCS-derived)×1.00
ScarcityCongestion score 30×1.15
License / BIUBrought into use (in-orbit + FCC record) · US market access×1.10
OwnershipUCS classifies this satellite's users as "Military" — not a leasable commercial position; figures below are the model's raw output, not a market estimate×1.00
Driver breakdown is Pro

Full driver breakdown, compare, export+, and API sit behind a Terminal seat.

Valuation v0 is a model-based implied fair-value range from public registry data, not a live market price, appraisal, or offer to transact. Methodology · Valuation v0 · Data trust

Nearest comps

Positions outside this slot's ±0.4° occupancy window. Not transaction comps.

SlotΔSatsCong.Fair value
16.7°W1.1°135n/c
16°W1.8°245n/c
15.8°W2.0°240n/c
20.1°W2.3°338$64M
20.4°W2.6°338$64M
15°W2.8°245$89M
ExperimentalSeeded v0 model path (not trades)Not default Terminal

This block is quarantined from the default Slot Terminal. It is a labeled stub or simulation, not recorded public occupancy or FCC data, and it is not a market. ITU SNS is not ingested.

Model backfill. Not observed trades, not a price index.

$59M
2026-09-15 · synthesized · model backfill, not trades

Free seats see a 7-day backfill. Pro unlocks 30-day persisted model path.

ExperimentalUnrecorded layers (ITU SNS not ingested; sub-lease stub)Not default Terminal

This block is quarantined from the default Slot Terminal. It is a labeled stub or simulation, not recorded public occupancy or FCC data, and it is not a market. ITU SNS is not ingested.

Quarantined stubs. Not filled panels. ITU SNS is not ingested in this product. These rows reserve the rights-chain shape; they are not live filings or named lessees.

  1. ITU filing
    S
    Not recorded in Clarke

    ITU SNS is not ingested. This flag is not a network name, not brought-into-use evidence, and not a filled filing row. Quarantined stub. A filled ITU network panel would look like a deed; this row is not one.

    Clarke stub (ITU SNS not ingested) · Apr 30, 2026 · ITU filing: not recorded in Clarke
    stub
  2. Sub-lease / capacity lease
    S
    No public sub-lease registry

    Quarantined stub. There is no public feed of transponder or payload sub-leases. This layer is reserved for operator-disclosed or future marketplace filings and is not a named lessee.

    Clarke stub · Apr 30, 2026 · Unknown. Not mocked as a named lessee
    stub
ExperimentalSimulated capacity book (not a market)Not default Terminal

This block is quarantined from the default Slot Terminal. It is a labeled stub or simulation, not recorded public occupancy or FCC data, and it is not a market. ITU SNS is not ingested.

Simulated capacity book

SIMULATED capacity book — not live bids, offers, or trades. Derived from valuation v0 and congestion so the strip can be read; it is not a marketplace.

36 MHz transponder-equivalent · USD (simulated) · spread 11.2% · Sep 23, 2026
No simulated book for non-commercial positions.

Provenance · occupancy TLE-primary Sep 23, 2026 · UCS catalog Apr 7, 2023 · FCC SSAL Apr 30, 2026 · valuation v0 Sep 23, 2026 · snapshots seeded 2026-09-15 (model path, not trades)

Default Terminal is occupancy + FCC + freshness + labeled model. ITU SNS is not ingested (Unrecorded in Clarke). Simulated book, ITU/sub-lease stubs, and seeded sparklines are Experimental. Not financial advice.