Avanti warns of default risk as it asks shareholders to approve restructuring and fund-raise
Avanti Communications has warned shareholders it faces administration if they reject a debt-for-equity swap in a few weeks that would enable ...
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Launch readies for trajectories of change with introduction of Falcon Heavy and other rockets
SpaceX’s next-generation Falcon Heavy rocket is leading the trajectory of change in commercial launch, with increased mission affordability perhaps the ...
Spacecom and B-SAT order satellites without export credit agency support
Israel-based Spacecom and Japan’s Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. each ordered satellites with a well-placed source suggesting that neither operator used export credit ...
ILS hails flexibility strategy progress with third orbital-servicing mission
International Launch Services has announced at least its third orbital-servicing contract, leveraging on emerging capabilities for a commercial manifest that has ...
Insurers expect sizeable Al Yah 3 claim as even larger payouts loom
The partial claim for UAE-based Yahsat’s Al Yah 3 satellite that was launched to the wrong orbit in January could reach 50% of its ...
Where large satellite makers see growth this year amid GEO slump
Satellite manufacturers are coming under increasing pressure to diversify as changing demands and technologies transform how and why operators order ...
Projected growth of smallsat launch market looks gigantic, but concerns about profitability abound
Data, forecasts and plans for the smallsat launch market all point to colossal growth, but concerns proliferate about smallsat’s profitability. Launch provider Rocket ...
Avanti solicits bondholders to amend notes as it mulls more debt under restructuring plan
Long-distressed satellite operator Avanti Communications is seeking consent from noteholders for amendments and waivers in connection with its previously announced debt-for-equity ...
2018 tolls with multiple satellite orders and an upbeat outlook for manufacturers
Satellite manufacturers are generally buoyant about the prospects for orders in 2018 following announcements of multiple contracts to begin the ...
Business as usual for SpaceX as questions linger over Zuma launch
Although questions are still hanging over SpaceX’s launch of US military satellite Zuma, the event is unlikely to affect upcoming commercial ...
