September 2006
Founded the Company
September 2006
ABS-1
Acquisition of the LMI-1 satellite (a high-powered Lockheed Martin A2100AX spacecraft, covering 4 continents from Europe to Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Australia. LMI-1 was renamed ABS-1.)
July 2009
ABS-1A
Acquisition of Koreasat-2 (renamed ABS-1A)
November 2009
ABS-5 & Mabuhay
Acquisition of Mabuhay Satellite Corporation and Agila-2 satellite (changed to ABS-5)
May 2010
ABS-7
Second successful transaction with KTSat on the sale and purchase of the Koreasat-3 satellite (renamed ABS-7).
June 2010
SSL
Ordered ABS-2 spacecraft from Space Systems/Loral with a launch by Arianespace from Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
September 2010
Permira
Acquired by Permira Funds to drive growth and development in new orbital locations for expanding the business.
March 2012
Satmex
Partnered with Satmex to procure multiple satellites from Boeing and launch with SpaceX
November 2012
$471M Ex-Im Bank Deal
Obtained US$471 million for financing from Ex-Im bank
July 2013
ABS-4
Acquired MBSAT satellite (now ABS-4). A dedicated S and Ku-band satellite payload for advanced mobile broadcast and radio communications, and mobile broadband services over Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (GCC countries).
February 2014
ABS-2
ABS-2 satellite was successfully launched into space at 17:30 in Kourou (8:30pm UTC). ABS-2 is a sophisticated multi-mission satellite, featuring up to 89 active C, Ku and Ka-band transponders across 10 different beams. ABS-2 brings unparalleled coverage and expansion capacity at ABS’ prime location of 75°E, extending affordable and reliable communications and broadcast services to the emerging markets of the world.
July 2014
ABS-6
Successfully redeployed ABS-6 at 159°E
March 2015
ABS-3A
Lift off – ABS-3A, the revolutionary 702SP satellite was successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 10:50 p.m. EST. ABS-3A is an all-electric propulsion satellite equipped with 48 x 72 MHz C & Ku-band transponders and offers expanded communications and broadcast capacity connecting the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa at 3°W.
June 2016
ABS-2A
ABS celebrated the launch of ABS-2A one year after the launch of ABS-3A. The satellite lifted off as part of a dual launch and was the second deployment at 11:05am EDT. ABS-2A is co-located at 75°E.
July 2017
Ocassional Use (OU) on ABS-3A
OU and iDirect platforms were launched on ABS-3A. The OU gateway service provides an effective and competitive platform for delivering video and data feeds to the widest broadcaster community in Europe.
March 2018
Infrastructure upgrades and expansion
We expanded and relocated our teleport in Indonesia to Cikarang for further strengthening our teleport capabilities.
November 2019
Launch of ABSPlus services
A portfolio of value-added service which offers a broad spectrum of satellite operations and on the ground services.
March 2020
ABS joins the Space Safety Coalition
ABS joins the Space Safety Coalition organization, responsible for space safety through the voluntary adoption of relevant international standards, guidelines, and its best practices.
March 2021
Expansion of Occasional Use (OU) Service in Asia
Following the successful OU launch in the European market, ABS has started to bring OU services to Asia on ABS-2 C-East Hemi beam, covering key markets in Southeast Asia and North Asia with established penetration in the Philippines, Indonesia and Taiwan.
September 2021
15th Anniversary
ABS celebrates the 15th anniversary since inception. Read more here.