Inmarsat

aid: inmarsat
name: Inmarsat
description: Inmarsat is a British satellite communications operator founded in 1979, originally as the International Maritime
  Satellite Organization, providing voice, data, broadband, and IoT services over a global L-band, Ka-band, and multi-band
  fleet of geostationary satellites. In May 2023 Viasat completed its acquisition of Inmarsat, and the combined company now
  operates Inmarsat's GX (Global Xpress), BGAN, IsatData Pro (IDP), and Fleet Xpress services alongside Viasat's ViaSat-3
  constellation as a unified multi-orbit network. Inmarsat serves four core markets — Maritime (NexusWave, Fleet Xpress, Fleet
  One, FleetBroadband, Inmarsat C/GMDSS), Aviation (SwiftBroadband, GX Aviation, Jet ConneX, SB-S safety services), Government
  (L-TAC, GX, BGAN M2M), and Enterprise/IoT (BGAN M2M, IsatData Pro, IsatM2M, NB-NTN). Inmarsat operates a developer program
  at developer.inmarsat.com with documented APIs for BGAN network management, GSPS voice, Global Xpress, IsatData Pro messaging,
  Fleet Edge assurance, and Fleet Edge hardware replacement; access to interactive Swagger documentation is gated behind developer
  registration and approval, though the IsatData Pro Messaging API has an open-source Apache-2.0 Node.js client published
  on GitHub. Inmarsat is also one of the participating operators in the GSMA NB-NTN (Non-Terrestrial Network) standards work
  for satellite-extended cellular IoT, with Viasat-led proof-of-concept code for NIDD (Non-IP Data Delivery) published under
  the inmarsat-enterprise GitHub organization.
type: Index
position: Provider
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Satellite Communications
- SATCOM
- Maritime
- Aviation
- Government
- Enterprise
- IoT
- Machine to Machine
- M2M
- Broadband
- L-Band
- Ka-Band
- Global Xpress
- BGAN
- IsatData Pro
- Fleet Xpress
- NexusWave
- GMDSS
- Safety Services
- NB-NTN
- Non-Terrestrial Network
- Viasat
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/inmarsat/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
apis:
- aid: inmarsat:inmarsat-isatdatapro-messaging-api
  name: Inmarsat IsatData Pro Messaging API
  description: The IsatData Pro (IDP) Messaging API is a web service for sending and receiving short binary messages over
    Inmarsat's global L-band satellite network to and from IDP remote modems. The API is organized around Mailboxes (authenticated
    access points identified by accessId and password), Mobiles (remote devices addressed by globally unique Mobile IDs),
    and Messages — Return (Mobile-Originated) and Forward (Mobile-Terminated). A reference Node.js client implementation (isatdatapro-api)
    and an Azure integration (isatdatapro-azure) are published under the Apache 2.0 license on GitHub.
  humanURL: https://developer.inmarsat.com/technology/idp/
  tags:
  - IoT
  - Messaging
  - Satellite
  - IsatData Pro
  - M2M
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.inmarsat.com/technology/idp/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/Inmarsat/isatdatapro-api
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/isatdatapro-api
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/Inmarsat/isatdatapro-microservices
  - type: Integrations
    url: https://github.com/Inmarsat/isatdatapro-azure
- aid: inmarsat:inmarsat-bgan-network-api
  name: Inmarsat BGAN Network API
  description: The BGAN Network API provides programmatic access to Inmarsat's L-band Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN)
    for terminal status, session management, location services, and network access device control on BGAN terminals. The interactive
    Swagger documentation is hosted at developer.inmarsat.com behind developer registration and approval.
  humanURL: https://developer.inmarsat.com/technology/bgan/network-api-documentation/
  tags:
  - BGAN
  - L-Band
  - Network Management
  - Location
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.inmarsat.com/technology/bgan/network-api-documentation/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://developer.inmarsat.com/sign-up/
- aid: inmarsat:inmarsat-gsps-api
  name: Inmarsat GSPS API
  description: The GSPS (Global Satellite Phone Service) API supports Inmarsat's L-band geostationary satellite voice network,
    exposing call-handling, provisioning, and management endpoints for the IsatPhone family of handheld satellite phones.
    Documentation is published on the Inmarsat developer portal and is access-controlled.
  humanURL: https://developer.inmarsat.com/technology/gsps/
  tags:
  - GSPS
  - Voice
  - Satellite Phone
  - L-Band
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.inmarsat.com/technology/gsps/
- aid: inmarsat:inmarsat-global-xpress-api
  name: Inmarsat Global Xpress API
  description: Global Xpress (GX) is Inmarsat's Ka-band high-throughput satellite service delivering downlink speeds to 50
    Mbps and uplink to 5 Mbps for maritime, aviation, government, and enterprise customers. The GX API exposes service management,
    terminal status, and operational data for GX subscribers. The Swagger documentation is hosted on Inmarsat's developer
    portal and requires registered, approved access.
  humanURL: https://developer.inmarsat.com/technology/global-xpress/
  tags:
  - Global Xpress
  - Ka-Band
  - Broadband
  - High Throughput Satellite
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.inmarsat.com/technology/global-xpress/
- aid: inmarsat:inmarsat-fleet-edge-assurance-api
  name: Inmarsat Fleet Edge Assurance API
  description: The Fleet Edge Assurance API gives maritime fleet operators programmatic access to terminal health, link assurance,
    and service monitoring data for Fleet Xpress and NexusWave deployments running on Fleet Edge edge-compute hardware aboard
    vessels. The interactive Swagger documentation is published on the Inmarsat developer portal behind login.
  humanURL: https://developer.inmarsat.com/fleet-edge-assurance-api-swagger-output/
  tags:
  - Fleet Edge
  - Maritime
  - Assurance
  - Monitoring
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.inmarsat.com/fleet-edge-assurance-api-swagger-output/
- aid: inmarsat:inmarsat-fleet-edge-hardware-replacement-api
  name: Inmarsat Fleet Edge Hardware Replacement API
  description: The Fleet Edge Hardware Replacement API supports lifecycle workflows for swapping and provisioning Fleet Edge
    maritime terminals and modules. The Swagger documentation is hosted on the Inmarsat developer portal and requires approved
    developer access.
  humanURL: https://developer.inmarsat.com/fleet-edge-hardware-replacement-api-swagger/
  tags:
  - Fleet Edge
  - Maritime
  - Hardware
  - Lifecycle
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.inmarsat.com/fleet-edge-hardware-replacement-api-swagger/
- aid: inmarsat:inmarsat-nb-ntn-nidd-api
  name: Inmarsat NB-NTN NIDD API (Proof of Concept)
  description: A Viasat / Inmarsat Enterprise proof-of-concept API for Non-IP Data Delivery (NIDD) over NB-NTN (Narrowband
    Non-Terrestrial Network) satellite-extended cellular IoT. The reference materials are published openly on GitHub under
    inmarsat-enterprise/ntn-poc-nidd-api and accompany Python NIMO/NIMCodec libraries used to encode and transport messages.
  humanURL: https://github.com/inmarsat-enterprise/ntn-poc-nidd-api
  tags:
  - NB-NTN
  - Non-Terrestrial Network
  - IoT
  - NIDD
  - Non-IP Data Delivery
  properties:
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/inmarsat-enterprise/ntn-poc-nidd-api
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/inmarsat-enterprise/pynimcodec
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/inmarsat-enterprise/pynimomodem
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/inmarsat-enterprise/pynanomodem
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/inmarsat-enterprise/pynbntnmodem
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/inmarsat-enterprise/nimcodec-js
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.inmarsat.com
- type: ParentCompany
  url: https://www.viasat.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.inmarsat.com
- type: APIPlatform
  url: https://apis.inmarsat.com
- type: Technologies
  url: https://developer.inmarsat.com/technology/
- type: Signup
  url: https://developer.inmarsat.com/sign-up/
- type: Maritime
  url: https://www.inmarsat.com/en/solutions-services/maritime.html
- type: Aviation
  url: https://www.inmarsat.com/en/solutions-services/aviation.html
- type: Government
  url: https://www.inmarsat.com/en/solutions-services/government.html
- type: Enterprise
  url: https://www.inmarsat.com/en/solutions-services/enterprise.html
- type: NexusWave
  url: https://www.inmarsat.com/en/solutions-services/maritime/services/nexuswave.html
- type: FleetXpress
  url: https://www.inmarsat.com/en/solutions-services/maritime/services/fleet-xpress.html
- type: GlobalXpress
  url: https://www.inmarsat.com/en/solutions-services/aviation/services/global-xpress-aviation.html
- type: IsatDataPro
  url: https://www.inmarsat.com/en/solutions-services/enterprise/services/isatdata-pro.html
- type: GMDSS
  url: https://www.inmarsat.com/en/solutions-services/maritime/services/safety.html
- type: Acquisition
  url: https://www.viasat.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/viasat-completes-acquisition-of-inmarsat/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/Inmarsat
- type: GitHubEnterprise
  url: https://github.com/inmarsat-enterprise
- type: Newsroom
  url: https://www.inmarsat.com/en/news.html
- type: Status
  url: https://status.inmarsat.com
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.inmarsat.com/en/contact.html
- type: Careers
  url: https://careers.inmarsat.com
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inmarsat
- type: Twitter
  url: https://twitter.com/inmarsatglobal
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/user/inmarsatglobal
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com