The International Mobile Satellite Organization (Inmarsat) is the intergovernmental organization that oversees certain public satellite safety and security communication services provided via the Inmarsat satellites. Some of these services concern:
The International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) was established under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization by the Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization signed at London on 3 September 1976.[1] The Assembly of the IMSO decided to rename the organization to the International Mobile Satellite Organization (Inmarsat) in December 1994.[2][3] The IMSO was reestablished by the Convention on the International Mobile Satellite Organization signed at London on 24 April 1998 and succeeded INMARSAT on 15 April 1999.[4]
After the succession, the INMARSAT space segment and operational business were transferred to Inmarsat Ltd., a UK company, with the IMSO overseeing the public serviand Inmarsat Ltd.[4] An agreement between the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the IMSO was signed in Montreal on 20 September 2000 and addresses the relationship between ICAO and IMSO.[4]