401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Intelsat US LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$550M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,650
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$333,128
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Intelsat US LLC · Virginia · Information & Media

$550M in assets, 1,650 participants

Intelsat US LLC's Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $550M in total assets and 1,650 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #2,698 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 1,650 participants in Virginia, 2.1x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $550M.

#2,698
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+21.4%
assets growth YoY
5.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$549,661,153 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 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 2023

Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,650 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$94M in the plan year 2022 filing to $97M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $453M in the plan year 2022 filing to $550M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,569 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,650 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 954607698 · Intelsat US LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $550M · 1,650 · 98th

  • 5500 $550M
  • ASSETS 1,650
  • PCT 98th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Quarles & Brady LLP Retirement Plan
  • PHOTO ind #2698

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 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Crawford & Company Savings & Investment PlanCrawford & Company Savings &…$550MQuarles & Brady LLP Retirement PlanQuarles & Brady LLP Retireme…$550MIntelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanIntelsat 401(k) Retirement S…$550MInsperity Corporate 401(k) PlanInsperity Corporate 401(k) P…$549MSouthstate Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanSouthstate Bank 401(k) Retir…$549M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$453M
Net Assets (End of Year)$550M
Net Income$97M
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 401(k) Plans in Virginia

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.549661153 · Participants: 1650Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.173098625 · Participants: 97987Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.97867624 · Participants: 62467401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 11.167449098 · Participants: 48860General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.583898778 · Participants: 27043Leidos, Inc. Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.406287325 · Participants: 31681Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Quarles & Brady LLP Retirement Plan in WI ($550M); by covered participants it is Eanj 401(k) Retirement Advantage Plan 401(k) in NJ (1,650 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($550M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,650 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 21.4% during 2023, from $453M to $550M. Reported net income was $97M.
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 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Quarles & Brady LLP Retirement Plan in WI ($550M, 1,032 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Eanj 401(k) Retirement Advantage Plan 401(k) in NJ (1,650 participants, $63M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.