01.04.22|Yafit OvadiaThe incubator plans to invest $125 million in space tech startups over the next eight years. “We want to be part of the NewSpace revolution,” says Director Ofer Asif
24.02.22|Yafit OvadiaThe “Earth & Beyond” incubator will be the first of its kind in Israel and will provide space tech and communications startups with funding to develop deep-tech
05.03.21|Yafit OvadiaSpacecom, Israel’s sole satellite communications provider, uses its digital satellites to reach remote territories, bridging gaps, and enabling health and educational services
01.01.20|Golan HazaniAfter 24 years as CEO of Israel’s only satellite company, David Pollack stepped down Wednesday, leaving behind a company he believes is on the rise
18.11.19|Avior AbouAMOS-17 was launched in August from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on the back of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
31.10.19|Avior AbouDavid Pollak has led the Israeli satellite company for 24 years
12.08.19|Golan HazaniThe 54% stake is held by five Israeli institutional investors since controlling shareholder Eurocom went into receivership in 2018
07.08.19|Avior AbouInitially postponed due to malfunction, on Tuesday SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully lifted off Spacecom’s new communication satellite into space
04.08.19|Mickey GreenfeldOn Friday, Spacecom announced it is postponing the launch, originally scheduled for Sunday, by several days due to a malfunction in the SpaceX launchpad
28.07.19|Hezi SternlichtSpacecom is set to launch its new satellite, AMOS-17, next week, and has already reported an order backlog valued at $58 million
24.07.19|Golan HazaniThe Israeli businessman, who owns a 33% stake in the Israeli drone maker, recently made a second offer to acquire the satellite communications company at a valuation of $52.8 million
31.03.19|Hezi SternlichtSpacecom has been on a downward spiral since 2016, when its AMOS-6 satellite exploded on its launch pad in pre-checks and cost the company a $95 million contract with Facebook and a $285 million acquisition deal with telecommunication technologies supplier Beijing Xinwei Technology Group
25.09.18|Amitay GazitThe Israeli satellite operator is set to contract Israeli IAI to build its next satellite
04.09.18|Amarelle WenkertThe funding means that the AMOS satellites operator Spacecom will be able to withdraw from its $112 million deal with U.S. company Loral, which it contracted to build AMOS-8 in March
15.07.18|CTechSpacecom received the necessary regulatory approval to finalize the four-year contract it signed in May for providing communication services
25.06.18|Hezi SternlichtSpacecom announced in March it has contracted Loral to build its AMOS-8 satellite. In late May, the company postponed its down-payment by 30 days, after failing to make it within 60 days
27.05.18|Tofi StolerAccording to the original agreement announced in March, the deal should have become void when Spacecom failed to pay the down payment within 60 days
21.05.18|Amitay Gazit$30 million of the sum is for services to be provided by Spacecom’s new satellite AMOS-17, scheduled for launch in the second quarter of 2019
30.04.18|Golan HazaniLast month, Israeli satellite operator Spacecom announced it awarded Loral with a contract to design a new communication satellite, choosing the U.S.-based company over Israeli state-owned aerospace contractor IAI
23.04.18|CTechIsraeli satellite operator Spacecom bundled in a bid for Tel Aviv real estate. eBay Israel general manager Yuval Matalon steps down