Spacecom
Spacecom plots maritime expansion after netting first customer
Israeli satellite operator Spacecom is adjusting its business to serve maritime customers as the market shows signs of recovering from the pandemic.
Spacecom extends AsiaSat satellite leasing deal
Israeli fleet operator Spacecom has secured an extension to use AsiaSat-8 until 2024, filling a coverage gap left by the loss of its Amos-6 satellite in 2016.
Spacecom buys part of Nuran Wireless to strengthen Africa operations
Israeli satellite operator Spacecom is buying a 9.3% stake in rural connectivity provider Nuran Wireless to deepen its presence across Africa.
4iG to buy majority of Spacecom in a boost for Hungary’s first commercial satellite
Hungarian IT and communications company 4iG plans to buy 51% of Israeli satellite operator Spacecom to jump-start its international space ambitions.
IAI to build communications satellite for Israel
Israel Aerospace Industries said Jan. 2 it will develop a national communications satellite for Israel called Dror-1.
Spacecom’s Amos-17 launching in August • OneWeb hits satellite testing milestones • Telebras cleared to issue new stock
OneWeb says its first six satellites are all healthy and have each demonstrated live video streaming in 1080 resolution from low Earth orbit.
Israel Aerospace Industries to pay $10 million for late delivery of satellite destroyed in Falcon 9 explosion
Israel Aerospace Industries was ordered to pay Spacecom $10 million for late delivery of Amos-6, a satellite that ended up being destroyed in SpaceX’s 2016 Falcon 9 fueling mishap.
Spacecom cancels Amos-8 contracts with SSL and SpaceX
Israeli satellite operator Spacecom said Sept. 25 that it has terminated contracts awarded earlier this spring to manufacturer Space Systems Loral and launch provider SpaceX for Amos-8, a telecommunications satellite the Israeli government said Sept. 3 would be built in Israel instead.
SSL’s Amos-8 contract in doubt as Maxar eyes a GEO exit
One of the two commercial GEO satellite contracts Space Systems Loral announced this year now appears in doubt following Israel's announcement that Amos-8 will be built domestically.
Spacecom signs $55 million contract with Amos-17 customer
Israeli fleet operator Spacecom on May 21 announced a contract worth up to $55 million for satellite capacity on its upcoming Amos-17 satellite.
Israel may field IAI-built satellite at Amos hotspot, Spacecom says
The Israeli government has told Spacecom it intends to operate a satellite at the same location as most of Spacecom’s fleet, the Israeli satellite operator said April 30.
Without Amos-8, IAI angling for government lifeline in telecom satellite manufacturing
Israeli satellite operator Spacecom’s decision to buy its next satellite from U.S. manufacturer Space Systems Loral is jeopardizing Israel’s domestic comsat manufacturing capability.
SSL bags Amos-8 and BSAT-4b manufacturing contracts
Satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral on March 26 announced two satellite operators contracted the company to build geostationary telecommunications satellites ahead of fast-approaching 2020 deadlines.
Spacecom less than two months from Amos-8 purchase
Seeking to return a borrowed satellite as soon as possible, Israeli fleet operator Spacecom is very close to purchasing a new satellite dubbed Amos-8, a company official said March 14.
Spacecom returns to SpaceX for one, possibly two launches
Israeli satellite operator Spacecom has agreed to launch its next satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX in 2019, and will likely launch a second satellite on another Falcon 9 in 2020.
Spacecom begins service with a borrowed satellite rebranded Amos-7
Israeli satellite operator Spacecom has begun offering telecom services with a satellite it borrowed from AsiaSat in December to fill the void left by the loss of Amos-6, the operator said today.
Ex-Im’s satellite-lending lapse didn’t stop Israel’s Spacecom from buying American
Spacecom is buying its newest spacecraft from an American supplier without relying on financial support from the Export-Import Bank of the United States, according to a company official.
Spacecom says acquisition talks with Beijing group are still ongoing
Israeli satellite operator Spacecom is denying media reports that it has concluded an agreement to sell itself to the Chinese conglomerate Beijing Xinwei Technology Group, claiming instead that talks are still ongoing.
China’s ambition in global satellite operations may be coming into view
China’s presumed ambition to snatch up satellite spectrum by purchasing struggling satellite operators around the world was one of the hottest topics at this years APSCC conference, despite the absence of the Chinese government.
