Ciel Satellite Group

Ciel Satellite Group is a Canadian private satellite operator headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. The company was established in 2004 through a partnership between Borealis Infrastructure, described in reference material as a financial institution, and SES, an established satellite operator. Ciel was created to develop Canadian spectrum opportunities and to respond to demand for competitive domestic satellite services. The group's business is centered on satellite communications and the development and operation of satellite capacity serving Canada and the wider Americas. Its formation reflected an effort to expand the availability of Canadian-controlled or Canadian-oriented satellite infrastructure while participating in the broader commercial satellite communications market. The available reference material characterizes Ciel as a satellite operator rather than as a consumer-facing electronics or telecommunications retail brand. A central development in Ciel's history was the commissioning of Ciel-2. In 2006, the company requested that Thales Alenia Space manufacture the satellite. Ciel-2 was subsequently launched on December 10, 2008, aboard an International Launch Services Proton Breeze M vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch marked the transition from Ciel's initial spectrum-development and market-entry activities toward operation of dedicated satellite infrastructure. Publicly available material supplied for this entry provides limited detail about the company's later corporate structure, executive leadership, customer base, service packages, financial performance, and current operating status. Accordingly, the brand is best documented as a Canadian satellite communications venture whose known historical significance lies in its establishment to develop domestic spectrum opportunities and in the deployment of the Ciel-2 satellite. No current website, stock listing, executive roster, or later product portfolio is identified in the supplied sources.

Ciel Satellite Group was established in 2004 in Canada as a partnership involving Borealis Infrastructure and satellite operator SES. Its stated purpose was to develop Canadian spectrum opportunities and address demand for competitive domestic satellite services. This placed the company within Canada's satellite communications infrastructure sector, where access to spectrum, orbital resources, launch services, and satellite manufacturing are central to establishing an operating business. The company's early development focused on creating the infrastructure required to provide satellite capacity. In 2006, Ciel commissioned Thales Alenia Space to manufacture the Ciel-2 satellite. The order represented a significant step beyond the company's formation and spectrum-development objectives, establishing a dedicated spacecraft as the basis for its commercial satellite operations. Ciel-2 was launched on December 10, 2008, using an International Launch Services Proton Breeze M launch vehicle. The launch took place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This deployment is the principal dated operational milestone associated with Ciel Satellite Group in the available reference material. It connected the company to the international satellite manufacturing and launch-services ecosystem while supporting its goal of providing satellite communications across the Americas. The available sources describe Ciel as a private Canadian satellite operator and indicate that its services extend throughout the Americas. They do not provide sufficient information to establish a complete account of later ownership changes, management appointments, additional satellites, financial results, customer contracts, or the company's present operational condition. As a result, the documented history is concentrated on the company's 2004 establishment, its 2006 satellite-manufacturing order, and the 2008 launch of Ciel-2.

• 2008

  Ciel-2 launched

  [1]Ciel Satellite Groupen.wikipedia.org

  Ciel-2 was launched on December 10, 2008, aboard an International Launch Services Proton Breeze M vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

• 2006

  Ciel-2 ordered from Thales Alenia Space

  [1]Ciel Satellite Groupen.wikipedia.org

  Ciel requested Thales Alenia Space to manufacture the Ciel-2 communications satellite, beginning the development of dedicated satellite infrastructure for the group's service strategy.

• 2004

  Ciel Satellite Group established

  [1]Ciel Satellite Groupen.wikipedia.org

  Ciel Satellite Group was established in Canada through a partnership involving Borealis Infrastructure and satellite operator SES, with a mandate to develop Canadian spectrum opportunities and support competitive domestic satellite services.

A Canadian private satellite operator focused on developing domestic spectrum opportunities and supplying competitive satellite communication services in Canada and the Americas.

• Satellite communications · 2004

  Satellite communication services

  Ciel Satellite Group was established to provide competitive domestic satellite services and is described as offering satellite communications throughout the Americas. The available source does not specify individual service plans, customer segments, frequencies, or technical performance characteristics.

• Communications satellite · 2008

  Ciel-2

  Ciel-2 was the group's documented satellite development project. Ciel commissioned Thales Alenia Space to manufacture the spacecraft in 2006, and it was launched in December 2008 on an ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The available material does not provide further technical specifications or a current service status.

• 2006

  Commissioning of the Ciel-2 satelliteProduct launch

  Background

  Ciel was created to develop Canadian spectrum opportunities and meet demand for competitive domestic satellite services. Developing a dedicated satellite was a major infrastructure step toward those objectives.

  Action taken

  Ciel requested Thales Alenia Space to manufacture the Ciel-2 communications satellite.

  Aftermath

  Ciel-2 was launched in 2008. The available source does not document subsequent commercial, financial, or operational outcomes.

  Source

1. 1Ciel Satellite Groupen.wikipedia.org