by David Todd | Dec 18, 2018 | Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
Having ordered a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch for its satellite, start up satellite operator Ovzon realised that it would need to order one to launch on it. As it eyes giving a mobile broadband service to the Middle East and African region, Ovzon has now ordered a...
by David Todd | Sep 21, 2018 | Finance, Satellites, Seradata News
After internal Israeli political pressure over national strategic concerns forced the necessary funding, the new AMOS-8 communications satellite for the Israeli satellite operator Space Communication (Amos Spacecom) had its construction confirmed on 3 September as...
by Matt Wilson | Aug 2, 2018 | Satellites, Seradata News
On 30 July, Canadian FSS operator Telesat signed an design agreement with an industrial consortium made up of European manufacturer Thales Alenia Space and the American manufacturing of Maxar Technologies, SSL. These two companies have decided to pool resources to...
by Matt Wilson | Mar 27, 2018 | Finance, Seradata News
One session at the SATELLITE 2018 conference was dedicated to the major global satellite manufacturers: Boeing, Maxar SSL, Orbital ATK, Thales Alenia Space, Airbus DS and Lockheed Martin were all in attendance. All of these companies are primarily known for their...
by David Todd | Oct 31, 2017 | Launches, Satellites
The Brazilian communications satellite operator Embratel Star One has ordered a new communications satellite STAR ONE D2 from SSL (aka Space Systems/Loral) and, at the same time, booked a 2019 launch for it on Arianespace’s Ariane 5 ECA. This follows the Ariane...
