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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Traded as | Nasdaq: LORL |
| Industry | Communications, Space manufacturing |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | 600 Third Avenue New York City, New York |
| Key people | Michael B. Targoff, CEO Harvey Rein, Senior Vice President/CFO |
| Products | Communications satellite Manufacturing, Satellite Services |
| Revenue | $882M USD (FY 2007) |
| Number of employees | 3,100 |
| Website | www |
Loral Space & Communications Inc. is a satellite communications company headed by Michael B. Targoff and incorporated in Delaware. The company was formed in 1996 from the remnants of Loral Corporation when Loral divested its defense electronics and system integration businesses to Lockheed Martin for $9.1 billion. In 2006, Bernard L. Schwartz retired after leading the company for many years.
Loral presently operates satellite manufacturing company Space Systems/Loral (acquired in 1990 as the Space Systems Division of Ford Aerospace), and has an investment in Telesat Canada in partnership with the Public Pension Investment Board of Canada. The company also participates in a number of international and domestic joint ventures, including an ownership stake in XTAR.
History
On March 20,1998, Loral completed the acquisition of Orion Network Systems, Inc., through the exchange of common stock. The transaction was valued at approximately $479 million.
In January 2002, Loral reached a settlement with the U.S. Government in a case relating to the company’s involvement in the disclosure of information during a review of a Chinese rocket launch failure in 1996. Loral agreed to pay a civil fine of $14 million to the State Department without admitting or denying the government’s charges. Loral paid a total fine of $20 million, the largest that a company has ever paid under the Arms Export Control Act.
On July 15, 2003, Loral and certain subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. In conjunction with the filing, Loral announced the sale of its North American satellite fleet to Intelsat to help reduce its debt. Loral emerged from Chapter 11 on November 21, 2005.
On Feb 1, 2006, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications (Loral Skynet) began the construction of Telstar 11N, a powerful new multi-region Ku-band communications satellite.
On October 5, 2007 Loral Space & Communications Inc. and the Public Pension Investment Board of Canada received the final regulatory approval necessary to complete the acquisition of Telesat from BCE Inc. for CAD $3.25 billion. The acquisition closed on October 31, 2007. Loral hold a 64% economic interest and a 331/3% voting interest in Telesat Holdco, the ultimate parent company of the resulting new entity.
At the same time, Telesat Canada merged with Loral Skynet, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications. This resulted in the transfer of all of the assets of Loral Skynet to Telesat.
On November 2, 2012, Loral Space & Communications Inc. announced the sale of subsidiary Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), to MacDonald Dettwiler.
References
- http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_19291336 "Satellite business taking off in Palo Alto", San Jose Mercury News, November 8, 2011.
- "LORAL COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF ORION NETWORK SYSTEMS". Mar 20, 1998.
- http://www.loralpresscenter.com/inthenews/020109.html "Loral and US Government Settle Chinese Launch Matter", Loral news release, January 9, 2002.
- http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/print/volume-13/issue-4/departments/cots-watch/loral-arms-technology-exports-lead-to-20-million-government-fine.html
- "CONSTRUCTION OF LORAL SKYNET'S TELSTAR 11N SATELLITE BEGINS AT SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL". Feb 1, 2006.
- http://www.ssloral.com/html/pressreleases/pr20121102.html "Loral Closes Sale of Space Systems/Loral to MDA", Loral news release, November 2, 2012.
External links
- Loral Space & Communication (official website)
- Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)
- Loral Space & Communications at Answers.com
- Yahoo! - Loral Space & Communications Inc. Company profile
