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Loral Space and Communications

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commercialFounded 1996
United States
www.telesat.com/
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The history of the manufacturing business includes names such as Philco, Ford-Philco, Ford Aerospace, and Space Systems/Loral, which was acquired by MDA in 2012.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2026Latest News

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.

Mentioned as: loralNarrative PlanOct 9, 2023Russian ISS module experiences coolant leak

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.

Mentioned as: loralNarrative PlanOct 9, 2023Russian ISS module experiences coolant leak

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.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative GeneralJul 30, 2023Crew Dragon, Soyuz missions set for launches to ISS

EchoStar ordered Jupiter-3, also called EchoStar-24, in 2017 from Space Systems Loral before the company rebranded as Maxar Technologies.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipJul 29, 2023Falcon Heavy sends Jupiter-3 broadband giant toward geostationary orbit

ViaSat-1 is a Ka-band satellite manufactured by Space Systems/Loral and launched in October 2011 on an ILS mission.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative GeneralJun 5, 2023Viasat forms satcoms titan to take on a market in transformation

LEO 2, built by Space Flight Laboratory in partnership with Space Systems/Loral (now owned by Maxar Technologies), was one of 19 satellites lost in a 2017 Russian Soyuz launch failure.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative GeneralMay 30, 2023Telesat orders prototype satellite to continue LEO broadband tests

MDA purchased the Palo Alto-based satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral in 2012.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipMay 3, 2023Private equity firm closes $6.4 billion deal to acquire Maxar Technologies

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.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative GeneralJan 27, 2023NASA still working on long-term plans for ISS seat barters

MDA purchased Palo Alto-based Space Systems Loral in 2012.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipDec 16, 2022Maxar Technologies acquired by private equity firm in $6.4 billion deal

Most of the Maxar-built satellites for SiriusXM were originally ordered from Space Systems Loral, which in 2012 became part of a company that later became Maxar.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative GeneralNov 29, 2022SiriusXM orders pair of satellites to expand in Canada and Alaska

MDA purchased Palo Alto-based Space Systems Loral in 2012 and acquired Westminster-based DigitalGlobe in 2017.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipAug 10, 2022Maxar’s satellite business looks to gain foothold in defense market

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

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative GeneralJan 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.

Mentioned as: Loral Space & CommunicationsOrg RelationshipNov 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.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsOrg RelationshipNov 10, 2021Telesat to become a public company next week amid Lightspeed delay

Donna Potter originally took on her position at Space Systems/Loral (SSL) in 2011.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative GeneralSep 21, 2021SSPI Names Donna Potter, Former R&D Leader at Maxar, as the 2021 Mentor of the Year

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.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative FinancialApr 14, 2021Telesat raising $500 million in debt for Lightspeed broadband network

Larry Rubin spent 22 years at Space Systems Loral where he directed more than 20 spacecraft programs.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsTechnical ProductJan 20, 2021SpaceLink announces formation of highly experienced senior executive team

Larry Rubin spent 22 years at Space Systems Loral where he directed more than 20 spacecraft programs.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative GeneralJan 19, 2021SpaceLink’s Executive Team Expands With Four Industry-Seasoned Pros

SXM-7 is one of two digital audio radio service satellites that SiriusXM ordered from Space Systems Loral (now Maxar Technologies) in 2016.

Mentioned as: Loral Space and CommunicationsNarrative GeneralDec 13, 2020SpaceX launches SiriusXM satellite
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