Backing from government export credit agencies is fast becoming a regular feature of commercial satellite projects as the global economic recession drags on. In the last year, at least four communications satellite systems were placed under contract with help from low-interest loans that were available because governments were willing to underwrite the risk via agencies like Coface in France and the Export-Import Bank in the United States. Among these are at least two mobile satellite services projects that otherwise might have not have been able to secure financing: Globalstar's next-generation constellation and startup O3B Networks' initial system.
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