Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), of Palo Alto, California, is the wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications. It was acquired in 1990 for $715 million by Loral Corp. from Ford Motor Company as the Space Systems Division of Ford Aerospace. The company was founded as the Western Development Laboratories (WDL) of Philco (Philco-Ford since 1966). SS/L designs and builds satellites and space systems for a wide variety of government and commercial customers.

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  • Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) ist ein US-amerikanisches Unternehmen, das Satelliten und Raumfahrtsysteme herstellt. Seit 1960 hat es mehr als 230 Satelliten hergestellt. SS/L ist eine Tochtergesellschaft von Loral Space & Communications.
  • Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) on yhdysvaltalainen tietoliikennesatelliittien valmistaja. Sen päätoimipaikka on Palo Alto Kaliforniassa. Se kuuluu Loral Space & Communications-konserniin. Yhtiö siirtyi vuonna 1990 715 miljoonan dollarin hintaan Loral Corporation-yhtiölle. Sen myi Ford Motor Company, jossa se on ollut Space Systems Division osana Ford Aerospacea. Se perustettiin 1950-luvun lopussa nimellä Western Development Laboratories (WDL) Philco-yhtiö. Philco muuttui vuonna 1966 Philco-Fordiksi. SS/L on perinyt edeltäjiensä innovaatiohistorian: Vuonna 1960 Courier 1B oli Philcon satelliitti ja samalla maailman ensimmäinen aktiivisen toistimen sisältämä satelliitti. SS/L on itse kehittänyt ionipropulsiota, litium-akkutekniikkaa ja komposiittirakenteita. Marraskuussa 2010 emoyhtiö on ilmaissut myyntihalunsa, se halunnee keskittyä tietoliikenteeseen eikä satelliittien tekemiseen. Eräs syy on kanadalaisen Telesat Canadan osto- ja myyntimahdollisuus, toinen on se, että SS/Loralin yhdysvaltalainen asiakas TerreStar ei pystyne maksamaan tilaamaan ja jo toimitettua TerreStar-1 satelliittia konkurssiuhkansa takia.
  • Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), of Palo Alto, California, is the wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications. It was acquired in 1990 for $715 million by Loral Corp. from Ford Motor Company as the Space Systems Division of Ford Aerospace. The company was founded as the Western Development Laboratories (WDL) of Philco (Philco-Ford since 1966). SS/L designs and builds satellites and space systems for a wide variety of government and commercial customers. Its products include high-powered direct-to-home broadcast satellites, commercial weather satellites, digital audio radio satellites and spot-beam satellites for data networking applications. SS/L's customers include AsiaSat, DirecTV, EchoStar, Globalstar, Hispasat, Hughes Network Systems, ICO Global Communications, Intelsat, Japan MTSAT, JSC Gascom, Loral Skynet, NASA/NOAA, Optus, PanAmSat, QuetzSat, SatMex, SES S.A. , SES New Skies, Shin Satellite, Sirius Satellite Radio, SpainSat, Viasat, WildBlue, and XM Satellite Radio. SS/L has a history of technical innovation. In 1960, the Courier 1B, built by then Philco, became the world's first active repeater satellite. SS/L has recently pioneered research in electric propulsion systems, lithium-ion power systems and the use of advanced composites on commercial satellites, which permit significant increases in the size and power of a satellite’s payload and extends the satellite’s on-orbit lifetime. SS/L also has developed new service-enhancing technologies such as super power systems for direct-to-user applications and ground-based beam forming, a technology that uses both satellite and terrestrial assets to provide mobile users with increased coverage and capacity capabilities. Space Systems/Loral’s major competitors are Boeing Satellite Systems, Lockheed Martin, Thales Alenia Space, and EADS Astrium.
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  • Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) ist ein US-amerikanisches Unternehmen, das Satelliten und Raumfahrtsysteme herstellt. Seit 1960 hat es mehr als 230 Satelliten hergestellt. SS/L ist eine Tochtergesellschaft von Loral Space & Communications.
  • Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) on yhdysvaltalainen tietoliikennesatelliittien valmistaja. Sen päätoimipaikka on Palo Alto Kaliforniassa. Se kuuluu Loral Space & Communications-konserniin. Yhtiö siirtyi vuonna 1990 715 miljoonan dollarin hintaan Loral Corporation-yhtiölle. Sen myi Ford Motor Company, jossa se on ollut Space Systems Division osana Ford Aerospacea. Se perustettiin 1950-luvun lopussa nimellä Western Development Laboratories (WDL) Philco-yhtiö.
  • Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), of Palo Alto, California, is the wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications. It was acquired in 1990 for $715 million by Loral Corp. from Ford Motor Company as the Space Systems Division of Ford Aerospace. The company was founded as the Western Development Laboratories (WDL) of Philco (Philco-Ford since 1966). SS/L designs and builds satellites and space systems for a wide variety of government and commercial customers.
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