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Loral Space and Communications

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Loral Space & Communications, founded in 1996, is a satellite communications company that provides satellite-based communication services. They offer broadcast and enterprise services, including video distribution, telecommunication carrier, and internet services. Loral Space has an ownership interest in Telesat Canada, a global satellite operator, and has partnered with the Public Sector Pension Investment Board of Canada. In November 2021, Loral Space & Communications was acquired by Telesat Canada.

commercialFounded 1996
History · 2 eventsNov 2, 2012 · MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates acquires Space Systems/Loral from Loral
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NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara launched to the station in Soyuz MS-24 in September with Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Mar 23, 2024Soyuz launches to station after scrub

Expedition 70 crew members currently working on the International Space Station include NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara.

GeneralValue 1.2Nov 12, 2023Evasive maneuvers by ISS to avoid space debris

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli are scheduled to perform a spacewalk on 2023-10-20 to conduct additional station maintenance.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Oct 9, 2023Russian ISS module experiences coolant leak

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen are scheduled to perform a spacewalk on 2023-10-12 to perform station maintenance and collect science samples.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Oct 9, 2023Russian ISS module experiences coolant leak

Tracy C. Dyson trained as Loral O’Hara’s backup and was slated to fly to the station in 2024.

GovernancePlanValue 2.5Sep 17, 2023New ISS crew arrives on Soyuz

Loral O’Hara is scheduled to spend six months at the station, while Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub may spend a year there.

PlanValue 3.6Jul 30, 2023Crew Dragon, Soyuz missions set for launches to ISS

Soyuz MS-24 is scheduled to launch 2023-09-15 to bring Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub and NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara to the station.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 30, 2023Crew Dragon, Soyuz missions set for launches to ISS

A seat barter agreement completed in July 2022 covered the flights of Anna Kikina and Andrey Fedyaev on Crew Dragon and NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Loral O’Hara on Soyuz.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Jan 27, 2023NASA still working on long-term plans for ISS seat barters

Wendy Newman directed corporate communications and investor relations for Loral Space & Communications.

GovernanceValue 2.8Jan 10, 2022SpaceLink Appoints A New Vice President Of Marketing + Communications

Telesat completed its stock-market listing by merging with shareholder Loral Space & Communications and did not raise cash in the listing.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Nov 19, 2021Telesat goes public in a boost for LEO constellation funding talks

Telesat expects to start publicly trading shares after completing its merger with Loral Space & Communications on 2021-11-19 following a two-day closing process.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.0Nov 10, 2021Telesat to become a public company next week amid Lightspeed delay

Loral Space & Communications and PSP Investments are Telesat’s largest shareholders following their 2007 leveraged buyout of the company for about $3,000,000,000.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.2Apr 14, 2021Telesat raising $500 million in debt for Lightspeed broadband network

A definitive agreement to combine Loral Space & Communications and Telesat into a new Canadian public company called New Telesat was reached on 2020-11-24.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Nov 24, 2020Telesat + Loral Space & Communications To Merge

The Loral Board of Directors has adopted a shareholder rights plan that will be triggered if a party other than the MHR Funds acquires or announces the intention to acquire shares of Loral voting common stock such that the party would own more than 15 percent of the Unaffiliated Shares.

LegalGovernanceValue 4.0Nov 24, 2020Telesat + Loral Space & Communications To Merge

Telesat and Loral Space & Communications announced plans on 2020-11-24 to combine to form Telesat Corp., a Canadian public company.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Nov 24, 2020Telesat and Loral to form Canadian public company

Loral stockholders not affiliated with the funds managed by MHR Fund Management LLC will beneficially own 26.1 percent of the economic interests in New Telesat.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 3.6Nov 24, 2020Telesat + Loral Space & Communications To Merge

Loral sold its former satellite manufacturing business for over $1,000,000,000.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.6Nov 24, 2020Telesat + Loral Space & Communications To Merge

Loral disclosed in 2016 that it had no commitment to provide further financial support to XTAR.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 3.5Jul 31, 2020Xtar sells satellite to Hisdesat, shifts to lease agreement

The 1995 failure of a Chinese Long March 2E carrying Apstar-6 and the 1996 failure of a Long March 3B carrying Intelsat-708 led to a U.S. crackdown on satellite technology exports involving Loral and Hughes.

LegalRelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Sep 25, 201930 Years in Space: a look at SpaceNews’ legacy
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