Spacecom
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.
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.
Spacecom CEO on SpaceX failure: ‘It took a minute to realize the guys under the smoke are us’
Spacecom Chief Executive David Pollack on Sept. 5 said his company’s putative buyer, Beijing Xinwei, remains engaged with the transaction despite the Sept. 1 destruction of Spacecom’s Amos-6 telecommunications satellite during a prelaunch test by launch-service provider SpaceX.
SpaceX successfully launches JCSat-16 satellite, faces crowded end-year manifest
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Aug. 14 successfully placed the JCSat-16 commercial telecommunications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit and successfully landed the rocket’s first stage on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
After Amos-5 Loss, Competitors Lure Spacecom Customers with Below-cost Pricing
As Spacecom prepares to file a total loss claim to its insurance underwriters, Chief Executive David Pollack says other operators' pricing moves in Africa "will ruin the market."
Spacecom Stock Tumbles Following Amos-5 Failure
Spacecom of Israel on Nov. 22 said its Amos-5 telecom satellite had abruptly ceased functioning Nov. 21 and that attempts to restore service had failed.
