https://spacewatch.global/tag/space-systems-loral-ssl/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:00:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/space-systems-loral-ssl/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/bulgaria-sat-aims-for-65-percent-capacity-on-satellite-within-two-years-after-struggles/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19228 Bulgaria Sat, the operator of BulgariaSat-1 broadcasting and communications satellite, is aiming to lease 65 percent of the satellite's capacity within two years, according to the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Maxim Zayakov.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/australian-space-agency-signs-agreement-with-maxar-technologies-to-develop-strategic-collaboration/ Fri, 25 Oct 2019 05:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16610 Maxar Technologies, a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, announced on 22 October 2019 it has signed a joint statement of strategic intent and cooperation with the Australian Space Agency.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/02/indonesias-nusantara-satu-communications-satellite-successfully-launched-by-spacex/ Tue, 26 Feb 2019 06:00:50 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12867 Space Systems Loral (SSL), a Maxar Technologies company, and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, has announced that the Nusantara Satu communications satellite, built for Indonesian satellite operator PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN), is successfully performing post-launch maneuvers according to plan.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/01/thales-alenia-space-and-ssl-complete-systems-requirements-review-of-telesats-leo-low-latency-satcom-constellation/ Tue, 29 Jan 2019 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12589 Thales Alenia Space, the Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) and Space Systems Loral (SSL), a Maxar Technologies company, have completed an important milestone for the Telesat LEO constellation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/swedens-ovzon-selects-ssl-for-first-geo-mobile-broadband-satellite/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 06:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12009 Space Systems Loral (SSL), a subsidiary of Maxar Technologies, will build Ovzon’s first GEO satellite, Ovzon-3, that will significantly increase the performance and coverage area of its existing service.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/israels-iai-ordered-to-pay-spacecom-10-million-for-amos-6-loss/ Wed, 07 Nov 2018 06:00:05 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11168 Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been ordered to pay Spacecom U.S.$10 million for the late delivery of the AMOS-6 communications satellite that ended up being destroyed in a launchpad explosion of the SpaceX Falcon 9 it was sitting upon in 2016.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/telesats-new-telstar-18-vantage-satellite-now-operational-over-asia-pacific/ Tue, 06 Nov 2018 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11158 Telesat has announced that its new Telstar 18 VANTAGE high throughput satellite (HTS) is fully operational at 138 degrees East and has entered commercial service. Telstar 18 VANTAGE was launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on 10 September 2018 and will serve growing demand for mobility, enterprise, and telecom services across the Asia-Pacific region.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/israeli-government-comptroller-says-israel-space-agency-underfunded-vulnerable-to-national-security-failings/ Wed, 24 Oct 2018 05:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10973 Israel’s civilian space programme is in crisis due to chronic underfunding and the continuous outsourcing of satellite communications acquisitions to foreign satellite manufacturers, according to the annual report of the Israeli State Comptroller.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/israels-spacecom-cancels-amos-8-satellite-order-with-space-systems-loral/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 05:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10570 After the Israeli government’s decision to subsidize Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to build the AMOS-8 communications satellite, Spacecom has informed U.S. satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral (SSL) that it is cancelling its March 2018 contract for them to build the satellite.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/azerbaijans-azerspace-2-communications-satellite-ready-for-launch-by-arianespace/ Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10521 Arianespace is preparing its sixth launch of 2018 as it plans to orbit Azerbaijan's Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 telecommunications satellite on board an Ariane-5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in South America. The launch, planned for 25 September 2018, also includes the Horizons-3e communications satellite for Intelsat and its partner SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/israeli-government-to-subsidise-build-of-amos-8-communications-satellite-by-iai-ssl-out-of-the-running/ Thu, 06 Sep 2018 05:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10288 The Israeli government has made the decision to subsidize Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in designing and building a communications satellite following the decision by Spacecom earlier this year to tap U.S. satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral (SSL) to build its AMOS-8 satellite instead of giving the contract to IAI.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/08/qatars-eshailsat-purchases-satellite-it-shared-with-eutelsat/ Mon, 13 Aug 2018 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9888 Qatar’s Es’hailSat satellite communications company has purchased outright the satellite it has been sharing with Eutelsat - EUTELSAT-25B/Es'hail-1 - taking full control of the satellite now just named Es'hail-1. The purchase comes as the Qatari company awaits the launch later this year of Es'hail-2, built by Japanese satellite manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric Company (MELCO).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/08/indonesia-telkoms-merah-putih-communications-satellite-doing-fine-post-launch/ Thu, 09 Aug 2018 05:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9836 Space Systems Loral (SSL), a Maxar Technologies company and a leading satellite manufacturer, has announced that the Merah Putih communications satellite built for Telkom Indonesia, Indonesia's largest telecom operator, is performing post launch maneuvers according to plan following its successful launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Space Launch Vehicle on 7 August 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/07/thailands-mu-space-explores-developing-earth-observation-satellites-with-space-systems-loral/ Thu, 19 Jul 2018 05:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9509 Following its request for proposals from satellite manufacturers for the build of a communications satellite, Thailand’s mu Space has announced that it is working with U.S. satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral (SSL), a subsidiary of Maxar Technologies, to develop concepts for communications and Earth observation satellites.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/07/spacewatchgl-oped-on-orbit-servicing-or-roadside-assistance-in-space-by-businesscom-networks/ Sun, 08 Jul 2018 08:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9352 There is a new sector emerging within the space industry that could utterly revolutionise the satellite sector. On-Orbit servicing could be the biggest advancement the industry has seen yet as it could bring with it the capabilities to tackle space debris, to repair operational satellites and even upgrade them, reducing the need for new satellites and addressing some of the industry’s greatest challenges. Here, BusinessCom Networks offers up its view on on-orbit servicing. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/06/spacewatchgl-interviews-of-fakel/ Wed, 27 Jun 2018 19:30:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9169 Federal State Unitary Enterprise Experimental Design Bureau FAKEL (hereafter referred to as EDB Fakel) is one of the leading companies in Russia and in the world, having a 55-year experience in development of Electric Propulsion Systems (EPS), and more than a 40-year flight experience in Electric Propulsion Subsystems based on Stationary Plasma Thrusters (SPT), which were successfully used for station-keeping purposes aboard such spacecraft as Meteor and Meteor-Priroda in the 70s, and which have been used aboard spacecraft (S/C) of the Kosmos and Luch family since 1982, as well as aboard Gals and Express since 1994.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/06/israeli-government-to-make-decision-on-home-grown-or-u-s-built-satellite/ Fri, 22 Jun 2018 05:00:33 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9106 The Israeli government will shortly come to a decision on the manufacturer for its own satellite - and this has become a hot topic in industry and political circles. Perhaps somewhat controversially, Israeli satellite operator Spacecom decided to purchase its next satellite, AMOS-8, from Space Systems Loral, an American satellite manufacturer, rather than the indigenous IAI, which had previously been the manufacturer of choice for satellite missions and has provided satellites for the Ministry of Defence and other businesses both in Israel and internationally.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/05/israels-spacecom-mounting-pressure-extends-payment-period-amos-8-orbital-slot-claimed-israeli-government/ Tue, 29 May 2018 05:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8808 Israel’s Spacecom, the troubled operator of the AMOS fleet of communications satellites, has postponed its U.S.$112 million contract with Space Systems Loral (SSL) to build the AMOS-8 satellite. Instead, Spacecom has come to an interim agreement with SSL and has a 30 day extension to raise the necessary funds for the initial down payment that will see the contract reinstated and work begun on the satellite.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/05/israels-space-industry-roiled-scandal-spacecom-decision-buy-ssl-satellite/ Fri, 25 May 2018 05:00:46 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8780 The decision by the board of Israeli satellite communications company Spacecom to buy its AMOS-8 satellite from US satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral (SSL) over Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unleashed political controversy in Israel and revealed a potential corruption scandal within Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/05/israels-spacecom-wins-u-s-55-million-contract-african-broadcasts/ Wed, 23 May 2018 05:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8756 Troubled Israeli commercial satellite operator Spacecom has won a U.S.$55 million contract from an unnamed customer to use the AMOS-17 satellite to broadcast content to the African continent. AMOS-17 is being built by U.S. satellite manufacturer Boeing Satellite Systems International and is scheduled to be launched by SpaceX by mid-2019, and is to replace AMOS-5 – built by a Russian manufacturer – that failed in orbit in 2015 after only four years operation of what should have been a fifteen year mission.]]>