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-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/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: SDK
        url: https://github.com/Inmarsat/isatdatapro-api
      - type: SDK
        url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/isatdatapro-api
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/Inmarsat/isatdatapro-microservices
      - type: Integration
        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: SDK
        url: https://github.com/inmarsat-enterprise/pynimcodec
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/inmarsat-enterprise/pynimomodem
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/inmarsat-enterprise/pynanomodem
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/inmarsat-enterprise/pynbntnmodem
      - type: SDK
        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: [email protected]