Originally Posted by
mduell
It is not, PanAmSat is owned by/merged into Intelsat, no ownership relation to Panasonic.
But Panasonic doesn't own the satellites used for the service provided. They buy bandwidth from companies like Intelsat. So there is a relationship, but it is a commercial one; they aren't the same company.
I guess there are a few 753s with the Panasonic kit flying.