Motorola Satellite Communications, Inc
BEFORE THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20564 In re Application of: MOTOROLA SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. For Authority to Construct, Launch and Operate a Low Earth Orbit Satellite System in the 161 O-l 626.5 MHz Band. IRIDIUM SYSTEM APPUCATION Leonard S. Koisky Philip L. Malet Vice President and Alfred M. Mamlet Director of Regulatory Affairs Steptoe & Johnson Motorola, Inc. 1330 Connecticut Ave., N.W. 1350 I Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 429-6239 (202) 371.6932 Attorneys for Motorola Satellite Communications, inc. December 3, 1990 Motorola, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Motorola Satellite Communications, Inc., is today filing an application with the Federal Communications Commission to construct, launch and operate a global digital mobile personal communications satellite system called IRIDIUM. Motorola is a world leader in the design and manufacturing of electronic equipment, systems, and components. Its products are distributed worldwide and include two-way mobile radios, pagers, cellular telephone systems, integrated circuits, and data and information processing and handling equipment. Motorola also is in the forefront of research and development of new and improved mobile communications equipment, cellular radio technologies and satellite communications subsystems. Motorola has combined its expertise in all of these areas to develop IRIDIUM. TRE IRIDIUM BYSTRM This past June, Motorola announced the development of its IRIDIUM mobile satellite system which envisions the use of many small low earth orbit satellites to provide worldwide cellular personal communications services. Subscribers to this system will use portable or mobile transceivers with low profile antennas to reach a constellation of 77 satellites.
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