Intelsat (INTEQ) 6-K Intelsat Announces Third Quarter 2017 Results

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE13a-16 or15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of October, 2017

001-35878

(Commission File Number)

Intelsat S.A.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

4 rue Albert Borschette

Luxembourg

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

L-1246

(Address of principal executive offices)

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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.

	INTELSAT S.A.
Date: October 26, 2017
	By:	/s/ Jacques Kerrest
	Name:	Jacques Kerrest
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated October 26, 2017, entitled “Intelsat Announces Third Quarter 2017 Results”
99.2	Quarterly Commentary by Stephen Spengler, Chief Executive Officer, and Jacques Kerrest, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, made available on Intelsat’s public website on October 26, 2017