Spacecom Postpones Deal with Satellite Manufacturer Loral
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
Tofi Stoler, CTech
| 28/05/2018
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Israel-based satellite operator Space Communication Ltd. has postponed its $112 million contract with Space Systems/Loral LLC for the construction of its latest satellite, AMOS-8. In a filing with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on Sunday, the company, also known as Spacecom, announced it has come to an agreement with Loral to postpone its first down payment by 30 days.
According to the original agreement announced on March 25, the deal should have become void when Spacecom failed to pay within 60 days, meaning by Friday. Under the terms of the contract, Loral is to deliver the finished satellite within 27 months of the first payment, and provide support for as long as it remains in orbit.
AMOS-8 is intended to replace AMOS-7, which has been leased by Spacecom for four years following the destruction of a previous satellite, AMOS-6, in a pre-launch explosion in 2016. As a result of the accident, Spacecom lost a $95 million deal with Facebook and a planned $285 million acquisition by Shanghai-listed telecommunications technologies supplier Beijing Xinwei Technology Group Ltd.
In April, lacking the necessary funds to complete the AMOS-8 deal, Spacecom announced a plan to raise $110 million in bond options and collateral bonds. $50 million of that sum is meant to finance AMOS-8.
Later that month, Spacecom announced it had received a letter from a government official, informing the company that the state intends to “work towards placing a satellite by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI),” at the geostationary position intended for AMOS-8.
First publication: www.calcalistech.com
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
Image: SSL
Israel-based satellite operator Space Communication Ltd. has postponed its $112 million contract with Space Systems/Loral LLC for the construction of its latest satellite, AMOS-8. In a filing with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on Sunday, the company, also known as Spacecom, announced it has come to an agreement with Loral to postpone its first down payment by 30 days.
According to the original agreement announced on March 25, the deal should have become void when Spacecom failed to pay within 60 days, meaning by Friday. Under the terms of the contract, Loral is to deliver the finished satellite within 27 months of the first payment, and provide support for as long as it remains in orbit.
AMOS-8 is intended to replace AMOS-7, which has been leased by Spacecom for four years following the destruction of a previous satellite, AMOS-6, in a pre-launch explosion in 2016. As a result of the accident, Spacecom lost a $95 million deal with Facebook and a planned $285 million acquisition by Shanghai-listed telecommunications technologies supplier Beijing Xinwei Technology Group Ltd.
In April, lacking the necessary funds to complete the AMOS-8 deal, Spacecom announced a plan to raise $110 million in bond options and collateral bonds. $50 million of that sum is meant to finance AMOS-8.
Later that month, Spacecom announced it had received a letter from a government official, informing the company that the state intends to “work towards placing a satellite by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI),” at the geostationary position intended for AMOS-8.
First publication: www.calcalistech.com
