Questions mount on impact of SXM-7 satellite problems on space insurance
The failure in January of certain payload systems aboard Sirius XM’s SXM-7 satellite carries implications for the space insurance industry. A ...
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Focus on flexibility and pricing advancing GEO smallsat market
Satellite manufacturers are adopting new approaches to the GEO market amid the increased flexibility of spacecraft and a focus on ...
Amos-8 loss could fuel SSL GEO comms exit and signal rising regional dominance
US satellite maker SSL has lost its US$112m contract to build Amos-8 in a move that appears to make its ...
RSCC launches tender for financing Express-80 and Express-103 satellites
Russian state-owned FSS operator RSCC is looking to hire a bank to arrange the financing for ordering two new communications satellites. RSCC is ...
Spacecom’s sale in doubt after Amos-6 lost in launchpad explosion
Uncertainty surrounds Beijing Xinwei Technology Group’s acquisition of Spacecom after the Israeli operator’s latest satellite was destroyed during a SpaceX Falcon 9 static fire ...
News briefs from Issue 198
A round-up of news briefs that featured in Issue 198 of SatelliteFinance. A round-up of news briefs that featured in ...
Spacecom to make US$158m claim after declaring Amos-5 a total loss
Israel’s Spacecom said it will make a US$158m total loss insurance claim after failing to revive the Amos-5 satellite that ceased communications ...
Ukraine’s Lybid pushed back on Crimea annexation
The launch of Ukraine’s first telecoms satellite Lybid faces a delay of half a year as the space industry starts to ...
Orbital addresses wider market with GEOStar-3
US space systems developer Orbital Sciences has opened up its new medium-class GEOStar-3 satellite platform to orders after securing its ...
Spacecom wraps up Amos-6 financing
Israel’s Spacecom has wrapped up US$293m in financing for its Amos-6 satellite with new loans from Canada’s export credit agency ...
