Intuitive Machines purchase of Maxar looks a lot better with 3-satellite order and orbital data center potential

by Peter B. de Selding

TUPPER LAKE, NY — It’s too early to say whether Intuitive Machines’ $853.3-million purchase of large-satellite builder  Maxar Space Systems was a good deal.

But the recently announced $600-million order for three geostationary-orbit satellites, to be delivered within 30 months, has buttressed the company’s ambition to manage a balanced portfolio of commercial, civil government and national security customers.

As of Aug. 12, Intuitive Machines’ nearly $1.8-billion backlog is 49% commercial; 37% civil space, mainly NASA

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