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Kacific Broadband Satellites Group

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Kacific-1 will launch on 2019-12-15 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Mentioned as: Kacific Broadband Satellites GroupOrg RelationshipDec 6, 2019Kacific, with SpaceX launch imminent, borrows $160 million for satellite refinancing

JCSAT-18 shares a spacecraft bus with Kacific-1, a high-throughput payload from Singaporean startup Kacific.

Mentioned as: kacificTechnical ProductAug 30, 2019Sky Perfect JSAT, challenged by TV business, hedges bets on HAPS, 5G, HTS and smallsats

Kacific-1 will provide coverage to all of the Philippines as part of its Pacific-region coverage.

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

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: Kacific Broadband Satellites GroupOrg RelationshipAug 28, 2019AT&T exec retiring • Kacific to use ABS teleport • Gogo secures $30 million credit line

Kacific’s Kacific-1 condosat is scheduled to launch in 2019.

Mentioned as: Kacific Broadband Satellites GroupNarrative GeneralFeb 8, 2019Thaicom revenue shrinks 10 percent as regional competition stiffens

Kacific-1 will launch late 2019 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Mentioned as: Kacific Broadband Satellites GroupOrg RelationshipJan 9, 2019FIRST UP Satcom | Intelsat joins GSMA • SSTL completes first GEO bus • Kacific buys Newtec hub

Kacific-1 features 56 Ka-band spot beams for coverage of Southeast Asia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.

Mentioned as: Kacific Broadband Satellites GroupOrg RelationshipJan 9, 2019FIRST UP Satcom | Intelsat joins GSMA • SSTL completes first GEO bus • Kacific buys Newtec hub

Newtec’s initial hub contract to support Kacific-1 is worth $10,000,000.

Mentioned as: Kacific Broadband Satellites GroupOrg RelationshipJan 9, 2019FIRST UP Satcom | Intelsat joins GSMA • SSTL completes first GEO bus • Kacific buys Newtec hub

Kacific selected Newtec’s Dialog hubs to support the ground segment for its upcoming Kacific-1 satellite.

Mentioned as: Kacific Broadband Satellites GroupNarrative GeneralJan 9, 2019FIRST UP Satcom | Intelsat joins GSMA • SSTL completes first GEO bus • Kacific buys Newtec hub

Kacific had approximately 20 employees and planned to grow to 40 to 45 employees by June to bolster sales, marketing, and technical staff for a network operations center in Singapore.

Mentioned as: KacificTechnical ProductJan 2, 2019Kacific to double in size as first satellite launch nears, mulls second satellite

Kacific has operated an interim connectivity service since 2017 using a network built on Ku-band coverage from other satellites.

Mentioned as: Kacific Broadband Satellites GroupNarrative GeneralJan 2, 2019Kacific to double in size as first satellite launch nears, mulls second satellite

Kacific does not intend to place an order for a Kacific-2 satellite before the launch of Kacific-1 but is funding preparatory work for Kacific-2.

Mentioned as: Kacific Broadband Satellites GroupNarrative GeneralJan 2, 2019Kacific to double in size as first satellite launch nears, mulls second satellite

Kacific signed an $11,000,000 contract with Kratos Defense and Security Solutions in September to build satellite gateway ground stations.

Mentioned as: Kacific Broadband Satellites GroupOrg RelationshipJan 2, 2019Kacific to double in size as first satellite launch nears, mulls second satellite

Kacific and Boeing finalized the Kacific-1 design with 56 beams after a coverage tweak in 2017, down from an originally announced 57 beams.

Mentioned as: Kacific Broadband Satellites GroupOrg RelationshipJan 2, 2019Kacific to double in size as first satellite launch nears, mulls second satellite

Customers that signed take-or-pay contracts for Kacific-1 capacity amount to a backlog worth $618,000,000.

Mentioned as: Kacific Broadband Satellites GroupTechnical ProductJan 2, 2019Kacific to double in size as first satellite launch nears, mulls second satellite

Kacific plans a hiring spree to prepare for service across the Asia Pacific ahead of the launch of its first telecom satellite.

Mentioned as: Kacific Broadband Satellites GroupNarrative GeneralJan 2, 2019Kacific to double in size as first satellite launch nears, mulls second satellite
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