by Matt Wilson | Sep 28, 2016 | commercial launch services, Finance, Russia, Seradata News
S7 Airlines, the Russian airline company, has signed an agreement with RSC Energia for the main assets of the Sea Launch business, including the two launch vessels, at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Guadalajara. The deal, signed on 27 September, is...
by Matt Wilson | Aug 30, 2016 | China, Finance, Satellites
On 24 August, the major shareholders of the Israeli Fixed Service Satellite (FSS) operator, Spacecom (Space Communications), announced that they had agreed a deal that would see the company bought by Beijing Xinwei Technology Group, a large conglomerate based in...
by Matt Wilson | Jul 13, 2016 | Finance
London-based regional satellite operator, Avanti Communications Group plc, announced on 11 July 2016, that it was to begin discussions with potential investors in order to raise at least US$50 million to meet upcoming costs. The company then went a step further and...
by Matt Wilson | Jul 13, 2016 | Finance, Seradata News
On 11 July 2016, Paris-based international satellite operator, Eutelsat Communications S.A., announced that it was looking to exercise a “put” option to sell its 33.69 per cent stake in Spanish FSS (Fixed Service Satellite) operator Hispasat S.A. Eutelsat...
by David Todd | May 27, 2016 | Finance, Satellites
Having previously taken control of the O3b Networks Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) communications satellite constellation by adding enough shares to achieve a majority holding of 50.5%, the global geostationary earth orbit communications satellite operator, SES, has decided...
by Matt Wilson | May 20, 2016 | Finance, Satellites
The Space and Satellite business segment of JSAT recorded revenue of JPY54.6 billion (US$480 million) – an increase of 2.3 per cent. Operating Income/EBIT for the space and satellite business was JPY18.6 billion (US$164 million), representing an increase 4.4 per...
