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By Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Cybernaut, a Chinese investment fund, has signed an agreement with Russian satellite builder Dauria Aerospace to provide $70 million in financing. Under …
Chinese/Russian SmallSat Joint Venture Could Play Role in $40 Billion Silk Road Project Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Thales Alenia Space has signed a new phase of the contract for the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG) satellite program with the Italian …
COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation Development Continues with EUR182 Million Award Read More
by Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. AT&T Inc has completed its $49 billion acquisition of direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television provider DirecTV. DirecTV will be folded into AT&T’s Entertainment & …
AT&T’s $49 Billion Acquisition of DirecTV Won’t Hurt Satellite Production Read More by Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. A partnership between ESA, Eutelsat, and Airbus Defence and Space has introduced a commercial communications services satellite platform that utilizes new technology. The …
New Quantum Satellite Bus Will Be the Focus of New Technology Development Read More