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ABS Global (Agility Beyond Space)

AE
commercial
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

ABS canceled its ABS-8 satellite order with Boeing in 2015 after a lapse in U.S. Export-Import Bank lending.

Mentioned as: ABS Global (Agility Beyond Space)Org RelationshipSep 12, 2019AsiaSat plays waiting game on next-gen high-throughput satellite

Saturn Satellite Networks was founded by former executives of fleet operator ABS of Bermuda to build Nationsat, a digital platform for small geostationary satellites.

Mentioned as: ABSTechnical ProductSep 9, 2019Saturn Satellite Networks to acquire NovaWurks for cash, stock

ABS’s teleport in Subic Bay will support Kacific-1, a Ka-band payload that shares a spacecraft bus with Sky Perfect JSAT’s JCSAT-18.

Mentioned as: ABS Global (Agility Beyond Space)Org RelationshipAug 28, 2019AT&T exec retiring • Kacific to use ABS teleport • Gogo secures $30 million credit line

Kacific has partnered with fleet operator ABS to use ABS’s teleport in the Philippines.

Mentioned as: ABSOrg RelationshipAug 28, 2019AT&T exec retiring • Kacific to use ABS teleport • Gogo secures $30 million credit line

ABS, Hispasat, and Star One had some U.S. C-band coverage but had no U.S. customers using that spectrum as of fall 2018.

Mentioned as: ABSTechnical ProductAug 25, 2019Battle lines drawn over American C-band

ABS launched three satellites since 2014: ABS-2, ABS-2A, and ABS-3A.

Mentioned as: ABS Global (Agility Beyond Space)Org RelationshipAug 21, 2019No near-term satellite orders for ABS • Amazon joins SIA • Speedcast, Australian Space Agency team up

ABS canceled the ABS-8 satellite after the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s 2015 charter lapse undercut financing plans.

Mentioned as: ABS Global (Agility Beyond Space)Narrative PlanAug 21, 2019No near-term satellite orders for ABS • Amazon joins SIA • Speedcast, Australian Space Agency team up

Former executives of ABS formed Saturn Satellite Networks to build small geostationary satellites between 600 and 1,700 kg.

Mentioned as: ABS Global (Agility Beyond Space)Org RelationshipJun 26, 2019GapSat CEO: Small GEO needed to adapt business plan

Executives who previously worked for fleet operator ABS of Bermuda formed Saturn Satellite Networks to build small geostationary satellites.

Mentioned as: ABS Global (Agility Beyond Space)Org RelationshipJun 17, 2019Former ABS execs form small GEO builder Saturn Satellite Networks

ABS, Hispasat, and Star One plan to submit comments to the FCC during the regulator's C-band plan comment window that closes 2018-10-29.

Mentioned as: ABSTechnical ProductOct 19, 2018ABS, Hispasat and Star One cry foul over C-Band Alliance

ABS, based in Bermuda, operates six satellites serving the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa.

Mentioned as: ABSTechnical ProductSep 17, 2018Satellite operators see opportunities in Latin America and Africa

ABS-2A and ABS-3A launched in 2015 and 2016, respectively, each paired with a Boeing-built satellite for Eutelsat in two dual launches on SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets.

Mentioned as: ABS Global (Agility Beyond Space)Org RelationshipAug 9, 2018Jim Simpson no longer CEO of fleet operator ABS
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