Space Business Review A monthly round-up of space industry developments for the information of our clients and friends. September 2015 AVANTI, SES ENTER INTO SPECTRUM DEAL SEPTEMBER LAUNCH SERVICES ORDERS On September 18, Avanti Communications September 14 – The Hispasat Group Group plc (Avanti) and SES S.A. (SES) (Hispasat) announced that it selected ILS CONTACTS: announced that they have entered into a International Launch Services Inc. (ILS) and frequency coordination agreement whereby Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Dara A. Panahy 202-835-7521 Avanti will transfer to SES certain Ka-band (SpaceX) to launch in 2017, on Proton and [email protected] spectrum rights valued at $25.1m and lease from Falcon 9 launch vehicles respectively, the SES a steerable Ka-band beam on the Astra 5B Amazonas 5 and Hispasat 1F satellites. Hispasat Bijan Ganji satellite operating at 31.5°E. Avanti will use the did not disclose which launch services provider 202-835-7543 leased beam to serve markets intended to be would launch which satellite. Amazonas 5 will be [email protected] covered by the Hylas 3 satellite, which is positioned at 61°W and will be used to meet scheduled to be launched no earlier than 2017. growing demand for satellite capacity in Latin America. Hispasat 1F will replace the Hispasat BLUE ORIGIN ANNOUNCES FACILITIES 1D satellite at 30°W and will be used to provide To learn about Milbank’s On September 15, Blue Origin, LLC announced Ka-band coverage of Europe, Ku-band coverage Space Business Practice, or that it will establish a manufacturing facility and of the Andean region and Brazil and greater view previous issues of the launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida for its Space Business Review, transatlantic connectivity between Europe and planned reusable orbital launch vehicle. The please visit www.milbank.com. the United States. Both satellites are currently launch vehicle has not yet been assigned an being manufactured by Space Systems/Loral, official name publicly but is expected to begin The information contained LLC based on the SSL 1300 satellite platform. herein is provided for launching both satellites and astronauts by 2020. September 14 – Arianespace S.A. announced informational purposes only SEPTEMBER LAUNCH SERVICES and should not be construed that it was selected by Space Systems/Loral, as legal advice on any subject September 10 – Arianespace S.A. successfully LLC (SSL) to launch the BSAT-4a satellite on an matter. Recipients of this launched two satellites for Europe’s Galileo Ariane 5 launch vehicle in late 2017. BSAT-4a is publication should not take or navigation constellation on a Europeanized currently being manufactured by SSL based on refrain from taking any action Soyuz launch vehicle, bringing to 10 the number the SSL 1300 satellite platform under a turnkey based upon content included of Galileo satellites in orbit, with 20 more contract with Japan’s Broadcasting Satellite herein. If you do not wish to remaining to be deployed by 2020. System Corporation. BSAT 4a will be equipped receive this newsletter, please September 14 – A Proton-M launch vehicle with 24 Ku-band transponders and will replace send an e-mail to successfully orbited the Express-AM8 satellite the BSAT-3a satellite at 110°E to provide digital [email protected] for the Russian Satellite Communications broadcasting services throughout Japan. with the word “unsubscribe” in Company. Manufactured by JSC Information the subject line. September 14 – Space Exploration Satellite Systems – Reshetnev Co. and Technologies Corp. announced that it was © 2015 - Milbank, Tweed, equipped with C-, Ku- and L-band payloads selected by Arab Satellite Communications Hadley & McCloy LLP. provided by Thales Alenia Space, Express-AM8 Organization to launch the Arabsat 6A satellite will provide communications and broadcasting on a Falcon Heavy launch vehicle in 2018. services to users in Russia, Europe, Africa, the Arabsat 6A is being manufactured by Lockheed Middle East and Latin America from 14°W. Martin Space Systems Co. It will provide TV, September 28 – The Indian Space Research radio and broadband services from 30.5°E. Organisation successfully launched four September 30 – Arianespace S.A. announced cubesats for Spire Global, Inc., together with that it was selected by Empresa Argentina de India’s first astronomy satellite and two other Soluciones Satelitales S.A. (ARSAT) to launch secondary payloads, on a PSLV launch vehicle. the ARSAT-3 satellite on an Ariane 5 launch September 30 – Arianespace S.A. successfully vehicle in 2019 and to perform, between 2020 launched the Sky Muster and ARSAT-2 satellites and 2023, up to two optional launch services, for NBN Co Limited and Empresa Argentina de which will be for future ARSAT geostationary Soluciones Satelitales S.A. respectively, on an satellites similar to ARSAT-3. Ariane 5 launch vehicle. Sky Muster, which was September 30 – Spaceflight Industries, Inc., manufactured by Space Systems/Loral, LLC, will a Seattle-based company that arranges secondary provide broadband services to rural and remote payload launches for small satellites, announced areas of Australia. ARSAT-2, which was that it selected Space Exploration Technologies manufactured by INVAP S.E., will provide Corp. to perform its first dedicated mission, a DTH, Internet access, data transmission and IP launch of more than 20 satellites, on a Falcon 9 telephony services across the Americas. launch vehicle in the latter half of 2017. Milbank.com .