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Star wars: "Israel is interested in space weapons. Every one of our satellites is a machine of war"

27.09.23|Yuval Azulay

In his first interview since taking office a year ago, Avi Berger, Head of the Space and Satellite Administration within the Directorate for Defense Research and Development (DDR&D)'s at the Ministry of Defense, takes Calcalist behind the scenes of the launch of the Ofek-13 satellite, discusses the plan to cover the sky with both large and small satellites, and explains why he believes competition is essential

Waste in Space: Near space is getting more crowded, and more polluted

26.09.23|Shani Ashkenazi

The amazing capacity of the human race to produce waste has not been limited to the borders of our planet. There are currently about 3,000 inactive satellites that are hovering around us along with hundreds of millions of pieces of waste. One day this will affect us land inhabitants as well

Asterra is looking to the stars for the answers

21.01.22|Yafit Ovadia

“From the stars to the ground, our mission is to help humanity better understand what’s going on on our planet by using synthetic aperture radar,” says Asterra CEO

Gilat Satellite Approaching NIS 2 Billion Acquisition by Unnamed Multinational

19.01.20|Golan Hazani

The deal’s value reflects a 25% premium on Gilat’s market capitalization on market open Sunday

IAI to Develop and Build Israeli National Communication Satellite

05.01.20|Udi Etsion

Called Dror 1, the satellite is intended to fulfill the country’s communication needs for the next 15 years

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An Explosion, a Failed Satellite, and a Legal Probe: Exiting CEO Comments on Spacecom's Turbulent Decade

01.01.20|Golan Hazani

After 24 years as CEO of Israel’s only satellite company, David Pollack stepped down Wednesday, leaving behind a company he believes is on the rise

Spacecom CEO Steps Down

31.10.19|Avior Abou

David Pollak has led the Israeli satellite company for 24 years

Spacecom's Controlling Stake Headed to TASE

12.08.19|Golan Hazani

The 54% stake is held by five Israeli institutional investors since controlling shareholder Eurocom went into receivership in 2018

Israeli Satellite Operator Spacecom Successfully Launches AMOS-17

07.08.19|Avior Abou

Initially postponed due to malfunction, on Tuesday SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully lifted off Spacecom’s new communication satellite into space

Spacecom Climbs to Profitability in 2018

31.03.19|Hezi Sternlicht

Spacecom has been on a downward spiral since 2016, when its AMOS-6 satellite exploded on its launch pad in pre-checks and cost the company a $95 million contract with Facebook and a $285 million acquisition deal with telecommunication technologies supplier Beijing Xinwei Technology Group

ASX-Listed Satellite Company SAS to Raise A$12 Million

20.02.19|Lilach Baumer

Sky and Space Global uses nano-satellite technology to offer communications services for telecommunications providers

NSLComm to Launch Nanosatellite with Antenna that Deploys Like a Parachute

08.03.18|Hagar Ravet

Company raises $6.25 million to pay for November launch and develop additional models

CTech’s Daily Israeli Tech News Roundup

18.01.18|CTech

Starboard attempting to replace Mellanox’s entire board. Review of refundable Sirin Labs tokens points to six major transactions. A startup that develops tow truck satellites signs a $100 million deal

Israel Announces First-of-its-Kind Launch of Nanosatellites

05.01.18|Keren-Or Grinberg

Scheduled for the end of 2018, the event will mark the first time ever that a grouping of nanosatellites is launched in a coordinated formation