UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 3, 2011

Intelsat S.A.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Luxembourg

000-50262

98-0346003

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

4 rue Albert Borschette

Luxembourg

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

L-1246

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

+(352) 27 84 1600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

n/a

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Effective January 3, 2011, Linda Bartlett, aged 52, became the Senior Vice President and Controller of Intelsat Corporation. Prior to her Intelsat appointment, Ms. Bartlett served as Executive Vice President, Global Finance/Chief Financial Officer of the International Lodging Division of Marriott International, Inc. from November 2002. Before that, she held a variety of other positions at Marriott, including: Executive Vice President, Global Asset Management; Executive Vice President, Mergers, Acquisitions & Development Planning; Senior Vice President, Finance/Corporate Controller; and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer - Marriott Vacation Club International, which is Marriott’s Timeshare/Interval Ownership Division. Ms. Bartlett holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master’s degree in Finance from Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

In connection with her appointment, Ms. Bartlett was granted options to purchase 17,700 Class A Shares of Intelsat Global S.A., the indirect parent of Intelsat S.A. Ms. Bartlett’s option agreement has terms substantially similar to option agreements entered into with certain other employees of Intelsat S.A. and its subsidiaries.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: January 5, 2011


INTELSAT S.A.

By:		/s/ Phillip Spector
Name:		Phillip Spector
Title:		Executive Vice President and
		General Counsel

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