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Space Business Review Special Edition – Top Ten Space Business Stories of 2018.

#1 – C-BAND SWEEPSTAKES #5 – TECTONIC MARKET SHIFT , Intel and SES propose repurposing Demand shifts away from video distribution to certain C-band satellite service spectrum for data and IoT; established broadband operators December 2018 terrestrial mobile broadband applications to such as Viasat experience continued growth and address regulatory uncertainty and accelerate new entrants such as Astranis, Audacy, Cloud CONTACTS: deployment of next-generation 5G services; Constellation, Kepler, LeoSat , OneWeb and Sky Telesat and Eutelsat join Intelsat and SES as part & Space Global progress business plans; legacy Dara A. Panahy of the C-band Alliance and valuations surge, but video services providers diversify, with DISH 202-835-7521 not all satellite operators are on board. building out narrowband IoT network and [email protected] buying parking solutions start-up ParkiFi. #2 – LULL IN GEO ORDERS Bijan Ganji Orders for geostationary satellites decline #6 – VC’S/PE DOMINATE FINANCING 202-835-7543 precipitously; AT&T announces that DirecTV will Bank and ECA satellite financing plunges, while [email protected] no longer procure satellites, relying instead on venture capitalists and private equity step in to fiber and wireless-broadband for distribution; fund “Next Space” projects and become

Maxar considers exiting the GEO satellite dominant source of financing, spurring growth of To learn about Milbank’s manufacturing business by selling or companies such as Accion, Axiom, Capella, Space Business Practice, or restructuring Space Systems Loral. Firefly, ICEYE, Made in Space, Planet, Relativity, Rocket Lab, Spire, Ursa, Vector and World View. view previous issues of the #3 – LEO AND MEO SYSTEMS ROAR Space Business Review, LEO and MEO constellations march on: Capella #7 – REGIONAL CONSOLIDATION? please visit www.milbank.com. raises $19m in Series B funding round for Continued elusiveness of regional operator M&A: The information contained planned imaging system; Iridium launches ABS, AsiaSat, Avanti, Hispasat, MEASAT, herein is provided for another 25 Iridium NEXT satellites; Kepler Spacecom, SingTel/Optus, StarOne, Thaicom? informational purposes only launches first satellites for data backhaul system; Will it ever happen? and should not be construed LeoSat attracts investment from Hispasat for #8 – ACTUAL CONSOLIDATION as legal advice on any subject data service constellation; launches another Active M&A in space: Boeing buys Millennium matter. Recipients of this four satellites; OneWeb prepares to launch the Space; Eutelsat completes transfer of Hispasat publication should not take or first satellites of its global broadband refrain from taking any action stake to Abertis; Harris and L3 agree to merge; constellation in early 2019; Spaceflight raises based upon content included MDA acquires Neptec Design; Sea Launch closes $150m for deployment of imaging system by herein. If you do not wish to sale of assets to S7; Sirius announces agreement subsidiary BlackSky and partners with Thales to receive this newsletter, please to acquire Pandora; Speedcast adds Globecomm; form small satellite manufacturer LeoStella; send an e-mail to UrtheCast enters agreement to purchase GeoSys; [email protected] SpaceX launches first demonstration satellites Yahsat takes majority stake in Thuraya. with the word “unsubscribe” in for its planned system; Telesat launches the subject line. first LEO satellite toward deployment of its #9 – COMMERCIAL SATELLITE ORDERS planned broadband constellation; UrtheCast Airbus: two HOTBIRD satellites for Eutelsat; ATTORNEY ADVERTISING. attracts $175m investment towards development Orbital: 30 and MEV-2; SSL: BSAT-4b Prior results do not guarantee and Ovzon-3; Terran: GapSat-1; Thales Alenia: similar results. of its UrtheDaily™ multispectral imaging system. KONNECT VHTS. #4 – LAUNCH ACTIVITY SOARS © 2018 - Milbank, Tweed, conducts 11 successful missions, #10 – KEY COMMERCIAL LAUNCHES Hadley & McCloy LLP. including six in less than three months from Arianespace: Al Yah 3, Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38, September to December, with each of the Ariane DSN-1/Superbird-8, GSAT-11, Horizons 3e, 5, Soyuz and launch vehicles flying; Blue HYLAS 4, 4 O3b satellites, SES-14; China Great Origin achieves apogee target in New Shepard Wall: APSTAR-6C, KIPP, 5 Zhuhai-1 satellites; test flight and receives orders from SKY Perfect ISRO: Centauri 1, GSAT-6A, GSAT-7A, GSAT-29, JSAT and mu Space; Relativity closes $35m ICEYE-X1, Phase 1; Russian Soyuz: 12 Lemur-2 Series B round; Rocket Lab reaches orbit with satellites, 12 Dove satellites; Rocket Lab: 4 Electron, receives orders from Spaceflight Lemur-2’s, 1 Dove; SpaceX: Bangabandhu Industries and Circle Aerospace and raises Satellite-1, Es’hail-2, SES-16, Hispasat 30W-6, $140m in Series E round; SpaceX conducts 12 ICEYE-X2, 25 Iridium NEXT satellites, Merah launches for commercial satellites, Putih, SES-12, 2 Starlink satellites, Telstar 18 including five “flight-proven” missions, and VANTAGE/APSTAR-5C, Telstar 19 VANTAGE, 3 successful first test flight of Falcon Heavy. satellites for HawkEye 360.

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