Hispasat
LeoSat gains Hispasat as second investor, drops demo satellite plans
LeoSat says Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has matched Sky Perfect Jsat’s investment in its low Earth orbit broadband constellation, bringing the company closer to completing its $100 million Series A.
Eutelsat completes $373 million Hispasat divestiture
WASHINGTON — French fleet operator Eutelsat finished a lengthy 302 million euro ($372.9 million) sale of its stake in Spanish fleet operator Hispasat after gaining long-awaited approval from Spain’s government.
SpaceX launches Hispasat satellite, completes 50th Falcon 9 mission
SpaceX launched its 50th Falcon 9 rocket on March 6, carrying a large telecom satellite for Spanish fleet operator Hispasat.
Abertis awaiting Spanish government approval to complete Hispasat share purchase
Abertis, a Spanish firm best known for managing toll roads in Europe and South America, is awaiting government approval to expand its ownership in Hispasat of by buying Eutelsat’s 33.7 percent stake in the Madrid-based satellite fleet operator.
ILS Proton launches Hispasat satellite
The launch is Proton’s third overall this year, preceded by an ILS launch of EchoStar-21 in June and a Russian government launch of the Blagovest-11L satellite in August.
Hispasat’s Amazonas-5 lands at Baikonur for September Proton launch
A satellite that Spanish fleet operator Hispasat ordered in December 2014 largely to replace two Orbital ATK spacecraft has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a Proton launch in September.
OHB aims to cut SmallGEO production time to three years
Spacecraft builder OHB System AG says it is taking steps to rein in the production time for its SmallGEO line of satellites to around three years instead of the seven years or longer the first batches have taken.
Eutelsat says television growth is stable core of otherwise turbulent business
Satellite fleet operator Eutelsat on July 29 sought to reassure investors that the bad news it delivered in May was a fair assessment of its markets’ short-term contraction, mid-term stability and longer-term growth and not the beginning of a long downward spiral.
OHB readies SmallGEO platform, Galileo bid and role in Airbus Safran-dominated Arianespace
Satellite and rocket-component builder OHB SE fell short of its revenue target for 2015 because of delays in two telecommunications satellites for which it is prime contractor, the company said March 17.
Eutelsat recommits to consumer broadband & Hispasat but is cautious on Pentagon demand
Satellite fleet operator Eutelsat on Feb. 17 said its decision to sell 50 percent of its consumer satellite broadband business to ViaSat Inc. is not a retreat but an acknowledgement that ViaSat, through its U.S. satellite broadband business, has developed skills that Eutelsat does not have six years after debuting its own consumer broadband service.
Hispasat Staying Flexible in the Face of Ever-changing Markets
To keep up with growing demand, Hispasat plans to expand its fleet of seven satellites now in orbit to 10 in 2017.
Telesat, Hispasat and YahSat Prevail in Brazilian Slot Auction
Telesat of Canada, Hispasat of Spain and YahSat of the United Arab Emirates on May 26 were the high bidders at a Brazil auction of satellite orbital slots and associated frequencies, winning four licenses at three orbital slots, according to Brazil’s telecommunications regulator, Anatel.
