Space Business Review A monthly round-up of space industry developments for the information of our clients and friends. September 2014 LORAL AND VIASAT SETTLE LAWSUITS SEPTEMBER LAUNCHES On September 6 and 7, Loral Space & September 7 – Asia Satellite Communications Inc. (Loral) and ViaSat Inc. Telecommunications Company Limited CONTACTS: (ViaSat) announced respectively the settlement (AsiaSat) announced that Space Exploration of all outstanding claims relating to patent Technologies Corporation successfully launched Dara A. Panahy infringement and breach of contract lawsuits the AsiaSat 6/Thaicom 7 satellite on a Falcon 9 202-835-7521 brought by ViaSat against former Loral launch vehicle. Manufactured by Space [email protected] subsidiary Space Systems/Loral LLC (SSL) in Systems/Loral LLC based on its SSL 1300 February 2012 and against Loral and SSL in Bijan Ganji September 2013. In April 2014, a U.S. District satellite platform, the satellite will provide a 202-835-7543 Court in San Diego determined that SSL range of video distribution and broadband [email protected] infringed three ViaSat patents and breached its services from the 120°E orbital location. September 11 – Arianespace S.A. successfully non-disclosure agreement with ViaSat in connection with SSL’s design and manufacture of launched the MEASAT-3b and Optus 10 To learn about Milbank’s the Jupiter-1 (now EchoStar XVII) satellite for satellites for MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Space Business Practice, or Hughes Network Systems, LLC. The other Bhd and SingTel Optus Pty Limited, view previous issues of the lawsuit, which covered additional ViaSat patents respectively, on an Ariane 5 launch vehicle. Space Business Review, and alleged infringement by additional SSL MEASAT-3b was manufactured by Airbus please visit www.milbank.com. satellites, was expected to go to trial in early Defence and Space and will provide 2016. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, telecommunications and DTH services from The information contained Loral and SSL will pay to ViaSat $100m, with 91.5°E. Optus 10 was manufactured by Space herein is provided for interest, over the coming two and a half years in Systems/Loral LLC and will provide DTH, informational purposes only exchange for ViaSat’s agreement to settle all of its and should not be construed claims under both suits. The payment to ViaSat Internet, telephone and data transmission as legal advice on any subject will be shared equally between Loral and SSL, services from 164°E. matter. Recipients of this subject to arbitration in October 2014 to SEPTEMBER SATELLITE ORDERS publication should not take or determine if a different allocation is warranted. September 4 – Laser Light Communications, refrain from taking any action LLC announced that it selected Ball Aerospace based upon content included EDC PROVIDES FINANCING TO HISPASAT herein. If you do not wish to On September 12, Export Development Canada & Technologies Corp. to manufacture the first receive this newsletter, please announced financing of €123m to Hispasat S.A. global, all-optical commercial satellite system. send an e-mail to (Hispasat) for the procurement by Hispasat of September 8 – Space Systems/Loral LLC [email protected] the Hispasat 1F satellite from MacDonald, announced that it was selected by Bulgaria Sat with the word “unsubscribe” in Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA). To be AD to manufacture and deliver in-orbit the the subject line. manufactured by MDA subsidiary Space BulgariaSat-1 satellite based on the SSL 1300 satellite platform. BulgariaSat-1 will be equipped ATTORNEY ADVERTISING. Systems/Loral LLC, Hispasat 1F will be with 32 Ku-band transponders and will provide Prior results do not guarantee equipped with Ku- and Ka-band payloads, which similar results. will provide the Spanish satellite operator DTH and fixed satellite services to customers in additional capacity for coverage of Brazil and the the Balkans and other European regions. © 2014 - Milbank, Tweed, Andean region, transatlantic routes and Europe. September 8 – Mitsubishi Electric Hadley & McCloy LLP. Corporation (MELCO) announced that it was SEPTEMBER LAUNCH CONTRACTS selected by Qatar Satellite Company (Es’hailSat) On September 8 and 9, Arianespace S.A. to manufacture and deliver the Es’hail 2 satellite, announced that it was selected by several satellite Es’hailSat’s first fully-owned satellite, based on operators to launch future satellites: Al Yah 3 for MELCO’s DS2000 satellite platform. Es’hail 2 Al Yah Satellite Communications Company will provide DTH services to users across the PrJSC on an Ariane 5 ECA in 2016; Koreasat 7 Middle East and North Africa, as well as for KT Sat Co., Ltd. on an Ariane 5 in 2016; communications services to the Government of Intelsat 36 for Intelsat S.A. on an Ariane 5 in Qatar, from the 26°E orbital location. 2016; JCSAT-15 for SKY Perfect JSAT September 10 – Boeing Space & Intelligence Corporation on an Ariane 5 in 2016; Telkom-3S Systems (Boeing) announced that it was selected for PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk on an by HySpeq IQ, LLC to manufacture two Ariane 5 ECA in 2016; and Hylas 4 for Avanti satellites based on Boeing’s 502 Phoenix small- Communications Group plc on an Ariane 5 satellite platform, marking the first commercial ECA in 2017. order for the 502 Phoenix. Milbank.com .