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Loral Space and Communications

US
commercialFounded 1996
United States
www.telesat.com/
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Ovzon expects the satellite built by Space Systems Loral to be complete in 2021.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative PlanDec 17, 2018Falcon Heavy customer Ovzon orders GEO satellite from SSL

Maxar’s Space Systems Loral was awarded a manufacturing contract on 2018-12-17 to build a geostationary communications satellite designed for mobile broadband services for Ovzon.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipDec 17, 2018Falcon Heavy customer Ovzon orders GEO satellite from SSL

When Spacecom contracted with Space Systems Loral, Spacecom planned to have Amos-8 built and launched by 2020.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative GeneralNov 2, 2018Israel Aerospace Industries to pay $10 million for late delivery of satellite destroyed in Falcon 9 explosion

Spacecom originally ordered Amos-8 from U.S.-based Space Systems Loral in March as a replacement for Amos-6.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative GeneralNov 2, 2018Israel Aerospace Industries to pay $10 million for late delivery of satellite destroyed in Falcon 9 explosion

Space Systems Loral now has more than 1,000 additively manufactured parts in orbit on 15 spacecraft after launching four more satellites between 2018-07-22 and 2018-09-25.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipNov 1, 2018SSL additively expands additive manufacturing from brackets to antenna towers

Space Systems Loral’s additively manufactured parts provide design flexibility and, in most cases, improve spacecraft performance.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative GeneralNov 1, 2018SSL additively expands additive manufacturing from brackets to antenna towers

Spacecom terminated contracts awarded earlier in 2019 to Space Systems Loral and SpaceX for the Amos-8 telecommunications satellite on 2019-09-25.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipSep 25, 2018Spacecom cancels Amos-8 contracts with SSL and SpaceX

The canceled $112,000,000 contract with Space Systems Loral called for SSL to build Amos-8 on a schedule intended to place the satellite in orbit in 27 months.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipSep 25, 2018Spacecom cancels Amos-8 contracts with SSL and SpaceX

Spacecom ordered Amos-8 from Space Systems Loral as a replacement for the IAI-built Amos-6 satellite destroyed during a SpaceX Falcon 9 fueling mishap in September 2016.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipSep 25, 2018Spacecom cancels Amos-8 contracts with SSL and SpaceX

The Intelsat-38/Azerspace-2 satellite has a mass of 3,500 kg and was built by Space Systems Loral.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipSep 25, 2018Arianespace launches 100th Ariane 5, completes Intelsat Epic constellation

Spaceflight Industries plans a series of rideshare missions to geostationary transfer orbit beginning with several payloads accompanying a satellite built by Space Systems Loral on a Falcon 9.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipSep 17, 2018IAI studying follow-on opportunities for SpaceIL lunar lander

Telstar 18 Vantage was built by Space Systems Loral and weighed about 7,000 kg at liftoff.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative GeneralSep 10, 2018Falcon 9 launches Telstar 18 Vantage satellite

Space Systems Loral won two $2,000,000 contracts to test in-space electric propulsion technologies including transferring xenon from one spacecraft to another for satellite servicing.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipAug 10, 2018NASA funds commercial technology development and market studies

Telesat selected Thales Alenia Space and Maxar Technologies’ Space Systems Loral division on 2018-07-30 to collaborate on the design of its low Earth orbit broadband satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipJul 30, 2018Telesat selects Thales-Maxar team for LEO constellation design work

Maxar was formed in a $2,400,000,000 deal last fall that merged DigitalGlobe and its Radian Solutions division with MDA and its Space Systems Loral subsidiary.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipJul 16, 2018Maxar acquires robotics firm Neptec for $32 million

SES contracted Space Systems Loral to refuel propellant tanks on one of its geostationary communications satellites using a robotic vehicle that SSL plans to launch in 2021.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipJun 11, 2018Orbital ATK, SSL and others are gearing up to make house calls to ailing satellites

Maxar’s Space Systems Loral (SSL) should win three to four telecom spacecraft orders in 2018 if it achieves a 30 percent win rate.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipMay 10, 2018GEO order drought bottoming out, Maxar Technologies says

Spacecom decided in late April to purchase a telecom satellite called Amos-8 from U.S. manufacturer Space Systems Loral.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative GeneralApr 30, 2018Israel may field IAI-built satellite at Amos hotspot, Spacecom says
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