Satellite News

Orbcomm Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of SkyWave Mobile Communications (SkyWave), the largest M2M service provider on the Inmarsat global L-band satellite network, on 1 January.

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by prime contractor Lockheed Martin to provide its space inertial reference system for the U.S. Air Force Space-Based Infrared System’s (SBIRS) fifth Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite.

Thales Alenia Space announced the start of construction of a new building at its site in Cannes to be used for the integration and testing of high-resolution optical observation instruments.

From 2 to 6 December 2014, a Russian Satellite Communication Company delegation was on a visit to the People’s Republic of China, and had a business meeting with China’s Great Wall Industrial Company.

Emcore Corporation announced that at a special meeting, Emcore’s shareholders approved the sale of substantially all of the assets primarily related to or used in Emcore’s Space Photovoltaics business to SolAero Technologies Corp. (f/k/a Photon Acquisition Corporation), an affiliate of private equity firm Veritas Capital (“SolAero”).

Airbus Group N.V. and French aerospace and defence company Safran SA have formally inaugurated a joint venture named Airbus Safran Launchers, the two companies said.

Alliant Techsystems Inc. (“ATK”) and Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that the two companies have set 27 January 2015 as the new date for their separate, special stockholder meetings in connection with the proposed transaction to spin off ATK’s Sporting Group business and immediately thereafter, merge ATK’s Aerospace and Defense Groups with Orbital.

The OHB Group reported financial results for the first nine months of 2014.