Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Intelsat US LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$283M
Total assets Near avg plan size
103
Participants Small participant base
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.7M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Intelsat US LLC · Virginia · Information & Media

$283M in assets, 103 participants

Intelsat US LLC's Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan reported $283M in total assets and 103 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,744 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan covers 103 participants in Virginia, about 13% of the average Virginia filer (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $283M.

#2,744
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-4.4%
assets change YoY
2.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $13M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$283,094,518 Top 3% higher than 97% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (103 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 954607698 · Intelsat US LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan · $283M · 103 · 97th

  • NET $283M
  • NET 103
  • NET 97th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan
  • NET ind #2744

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$296M
Net Assets (End of Year)$282M
Net Income-$13M
Employer EIN954607698
Plan Effective Date2001-07-19
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Intelsat US LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Intelsat US LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$926M 25.811343045459623% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$700M$800M$900M$1,000M 202220232024 $736M $926M ▲ +25.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,672 $736M
2023 2 1,745 $849M
2024 2 1,663 $926M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.283094518 · Participants: 103Intelsat Staff Retirement PlanNorthrop Grumman Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.331391337 · Participants: 14867Northrop Grumman Pension PlanRetirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.385168374 · Participants: 54531Retirement Security PlanNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 8.061267673 · Participants: 7799Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaDominion Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.265847838 · Participants: 12832Dominion Energy Pension PlanSheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.155241333 · Participants: 61068Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund
Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan in SD ($283M); by covered participants it is Middlesex Water Company Pension Plan in NJ (103 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (103 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 4.4% during 2022, from $296M to $283M. Reported net income was -$13M.
How have Intelsat US LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Intelsat US LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.8%, from $736M to $926M.
Where does Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan in SD ($283M, 224 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Intelsat Staff Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Middlesex Water Company Pension Plan in NJ (103 participants, $85M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 954607698.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.