SSL, DigitalGlobe Ask International Bureau for Acquisition Approval

SSL and DigitalGlobe are asking for FCC International Bureau approval for an SSL takeover of the remote sensing satellite operator. A transfer of control application submitted Monday said the combination would let them offer "end-to-end space systems, Earth imagery and geospatial solutions." They said DigitalGlobe employs three non-geostationary orbit satellites, WorldView-1, -2 and -3, and has four fixed earth station licenses. They said DigitalGlobe will operate as a stand-alone division under SSL, and keep the DigitalGlobe name, brand and Colorado headquarters, and that SSL parent MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates will apply to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange in addition to the Toronto Stock Exchange.