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FCC says it can’t verify satellite constellations’ interference threat, passes buck to ITU
PARIS — Current and prospective satellite fleet operators are asking the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reverse a proposed rule that would allow operators of low-orbiting constellations to self-certify that their networks won’t interfere with satellites in geostationary orbit. The...
Survey finds $2.57 billion in space-venture investment in 12 months ending June 30
Global Eagle Entertainment says customers have stayed with it during financial storm
UPDATE Sept. 21: GEE has leased 100% of the aging, inclined-orbit Telstar-12 satellite from Telesat of Canada in a deal that apparently involves SES, whose AMC-3 satellite GEE had fully leased late last year, industry officials said. Telstar-12, launched in 1999, has been stationed at 109.2...
Rocket-builder Avio: Revenue, EBITDA, backlog all up in H1 2017
PARIS — Rocket builder Avio SpA reported increased revenue and profit for the first six months of 2017 on the strength of the continued success of the Ariane 5 and Vega rockets. Colleferro, Italy-based Avio, which is prime contractor for the Vega small-satellite launch vehicle, said its backlog...
SES bets more than $1 billion that Boeing satellites can lure Amazon Web Services et al
PARIS— Satellite fleet operator SES’s seven-satellite contract with Boeing is valued at about $750 million and is the centerpiece of a total investment exceeding $1 billion that includes major new spending on ground terminals and gateway antennas, industry officials said. The O3b mPower...
AMC-9 satellite builder says ‘there’s absolutely no sign’ of an in-orbit breakup
UPDATE SEPT. 19: ExoAnalytic Solutions, in response to this story, said: We stand by our previous video and data. We will be releasing an enhanced video and a scientific paper this week at the AMOS [Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies conference. PARIS — On June 17,...
ArianeGroup lays out transition to Ariane 6, phase-out of Ariane 5 and Soyuz
PARIS — Europe’s ArianeGroup plans to launch just one new-generation Ariane 6 rocket in 2020 — the lighter-version Ariane 62 — and will wait until mid-2021 to start operations of the commercial workhorse, the heavier-lift Ariane 64, under a schedule presented to Ariane users. Under a scenario...
Seraphim Space Fund closes at $91M, invests in U.S., Finnish geospatial satellite companies
PARIS — With satellite fleet operator SES joining its investor team, Seraphim Capital passed the $90-million mark for its Seraphim Space Fund and closed it with the announcement of two initial investments in Spire Global and Iceye Oy. London-based Seraphim is no longer the outlier it appeared to...
Spaceflight, Thales Alenia Space to jointly develop BlackSky geospatial-imagery satellites
PARIS — The investment and joint-venture agreement between Spaceflight Industries and both Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio values Spaceflight’s BlackSky geospatial services provider at around $80 million, industry officials said, and satisfies both sides’ long-held goals. For Seattle-based...
Interview: Intelsat CEO Stephen Spengler
PARIS — Intelsat Chief Executive Stephen Spengler skipped the annual Euroconsult World Space Business Week conference — a Goldman Sachs conference took precedence — but his company nonetheless was a topic of conversation. The drama of Intelsat’s leverage — you’re welcome, private equity — and the...
Interview: Magnitude Space CEO Ernst Peter Hovinga
PARIS — Dutch IoT/M2M satellite connectivity startup Magnitude Space has signed an MoU with mobile satellite services provider Iridium Communications to investigate how their complementary constellations might work together. Magnitude expects to start commercial service in 2018 with just one or...
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