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Earth & Beyond incubator determined to transform Israel into NewSpace leader

01.04.22|Yafit Ovadia

The 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

Spacecom, Israeli government to invest NIS 400 million in space tech incubator

24.02.22|Yafit Ovadia

The “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

Spacecom provides satellite communication services to unserved communities in Africa

05.03.21|Yafit Ovadia

Spacecom, Israel’s sole satellite communications provider, uses its digital satellites to reach remote territories, bridging gaps, and enabling health and educational services

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An Explosion, a Failed Satellite, and a Legal Probe: Exiting CEO Comments on Spacecom's Turbulent Decade

01.01.20|Golan Hazani

After 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

Satellite Operator Spacecom's AMOS-17 Reaches Orbit Point

18.11.19|Avior Abou

AMOS-17 was launched in August from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on the back of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

Spacecom CEO Steps Down

31.10.19|Avior Abou

David Pollak has led the Israeli satellite company for 24 years

Spacecom's Controlling Stake Headed to TASE

12.08.19|Golan Hazani

The 54% stake is held by five Israeli institutional investors since controlling shareholder Eurocom went into receivership in 2018

Israeli Satellite Operator Spacecom Successfully Launches AMOS-17

07.08.19|Avior Abou

Initially postponed due to malfunction, on Tuesday SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully lifted off Spacecom’s new communication satellite into space

Israeli Satellite Operator Spacecom to Launch AMOS-17 on Tuesday

04.08.19|Mickey Greenfeld

On Friday, Spacecom announced it is postponing the launch, originally scheduled for Sunday, by several days due to a malfunction in the SpaceX launchpad

Satellite Operator Spacecom in Talks With a Client Comparable to Facebook, Says CEO

28.07.19|Hezi Sternlicht

Spacecom is set to launch its new satellite, AMOS-17, next week, and has already reported an order backlog valued at $58 million

Aeronautics Stakeholder Aaron Frenkel Looking to Acquire Satellite Operator Spacecom

24.07.19|Golan Hazani

The 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

Spacecom Climbs to Profitability in 2018

31.03.19|Hezi Sternlicht

Spacecom 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

Spacecom Terminates SpaceX Satellite Launch Deal

25.09.18|Amitay Gazit

The Israeli satellite operator is set to contract Israeli IAI to build its next satellite

AMOS-8 Satellite to Be Built in Israel With Government Funding

04.09.18|Amarelle Wenkert

The 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

Spacecom Moves Forward With $55 Million Deal With Unnamed Company

15.07.18|CTech

Spacecom received the necessary regulatory approval to finalize the four-year contract it signed in May for providing communication services

For the Second Time: Spacecom Postpones Deal With U.S. Satellite Manufacturer Loral

25.06.18|Hezi Sternlicht

Spacecom 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

Spacecom Postpones Deal With California-Based Satellite Manufacturer Loral

27.05.18|Tofi Stoler

According to the original agreement announced in March, the deal should have become void when Spacecom failed to pay the down payment within 60 days

Spacecom Signs $55 Million Deal With Unnamed Company

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

Israeli Government Intervention Likely to Void Deal with U.S Satellite Contractor Loral

30.04.18|Golan Hazani

Last 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

CTech’s Monday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

23.04.18|CTech

Israeli satellite operator Spacecom bundled in a bid for Tel Aviv real estate. eBay Israel general manager Yuval Matalon steps down