July 2, 2020 SIA Newsletter Vol 06.2020

President's Report THE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Featuring the latest Association and Member News and Industry Events

Welcome to the NEW SIA President's Report In this Month's Issue

SIA NEWS - The Latest SIA Satellite Industry Report News and More SIA POLICY NEWS - Filings for June SIA EVENT NEWS - Webinar Event and Roundtable News SIA FEATURE - and COVID-19 Update SIA MEMBER NEWS - SpaceX Conducts GPS III SV03, Crew Dragon Demo and Multiple Launches, Secretary Ross Visits AGI plus Additional News Headlines from Blue Origin, , Hawkeye 360, Hughes, , Intelsat, Lockheed Martin, Omnispace, Planet, SES and Telesat SATELLITE INDUSTRY CALENDAR NEWS - June and 2020 Calendar Updates

SIA News Headlines Click HERE for all the details on the SIA News Page

SIA STATE OF THE SATELLITE INDUSTRY REPORT (SSIR): SATELLITES DOMINATE GLOBAL SPACE ECONOMY AS COMMERCIAL VALUE PROPOSITION INCREASES WITH RECORD-BREAKING GROWTH SIA TO CONDUCT MEMBERS-ONLY WEBINAR TO REVIEW 2020 SSIR SIA STRONGLY URGES U.S. SENATE TO RECONFIRM FCC COMMISSIONER MICHAEL O'RIELLY TO A NEW TERM SIA POSTPONES LEADERSHIP DINNER UNTIL 2021 SIA ORGANIZES VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE WITH FCC INTERNATIONAL BUREAU SIA FILES COMMENTS WITH THE FCC REGARDING ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF SATELLITE OPERATOR REGULATORY FEES SIA SUBMITS REPLY COMMENTS TO THE FCC IN RESPONSE TO THE COMMISSION'S RULES REGARDING COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS

For a complete recap of the past month's SIA News and filings, please visit the SIA News Page

LATEST UPDATE - THE SATELLITE INDUSTRY AND COVID-19

To read the updated spcial edition of TRENDS, please visit the web page HERE

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SIA Member News Headlines Click HERE for all the details on the SIA Member News Page

PLANET AND SPACEX ANNOUNCE LAUNCH OF NEW SKYSAT AND STARLINK SATELLITES FROM CAPE CANAVERAL USING

On June 13th, Planet and SpaceX announced the launch of three Planet SkySat geospatial imaging satellites and 58 new SpaceX Starlink broadband satellites on board a rideshare mission using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellites were launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in FLA. Above: Timelapse image of the June 13th launch from Cape Canaveral. For further details on this and other member news stories, please click HERE. (Photo credit: SpaceX)

MORE MEMBER NEWS HEADLINES (See the SIA Member News Page for more details)

SPACEX SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES CREW DRAGON DEMO FLIGHT WITH TWO NASA ASTRONAUTS TO ISS BREAKING NEWS - LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF GPS III SV03 SATELLITE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NEXT-GENERATION NAVIGATIONAL SERVICES TO OVER 4 BILLION CUSTOMERS INTELSAT FILES SPECTRUM TRANSITION PLAN WITH FCC AFTER SIGNING AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE SIX NEW GEO SATELLITES SES PURCHASES FOUR NEW C-BAND GEO SATELLITES TO FACILITATE 5G SPECTRUM CLEARING PLAN BLUE ORIGIN AND BOEING CEOs ADDRESS RACISM WITH EMPLOYEES OMNISPACE ANNOUNCES SUBCONTRACTOR FOR TWO NEW IoT M2M SATELLITES HUGHES ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER IN-FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION OF SATCOM SYSTEM LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCES TRANSITION PLAN FOR NEW CEO JAMES TAICLET INMARSAT RAMPS UP COVID-19 PANDEMIC INITIATIVES TELESAT AND TELEFONICA CONDUCT SUCCESSFUL TESTS OF LEO BROADBAND SATELLITES HAWKEYE 360 ANNOUNCES TWO ADDITIONS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS HUGHES ANNOUNCES SKYROCKETING DEMAND FOR ONLINE EDUCATION SERVICES

On June 18th, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross (seated center on the left) and U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-6) visited the headquarters of SIA Member AGI in Exton, PA for a briefing on the Company's space traffic management efforts and a tour of its facilities. Please click HERE for further details on the SIA Member News Page. (Photo credit: AGI)

For more details on these and other stories, visit the SIA Member News Page HERE.

SIA Organized Events and Industry Calendar

UPCOMING SIA EVENTS - SIA will organize or host the following SIA Member and Industry Events:

1. SIA MEMBERS-ONLY Webinar to Review 2020 State of the Satellite Industry Report, July 9th at 1:00 p.m. ET. For more details and to register, please contact SIA Sr. Director of Events Jennifer Williams at [email protected] 2. SIA RWG MEMBERS-ONLY Roundtable with FCC Chairman Pai's Office, July 21st at 12:00 p.m. ET. For more details, please contact SIA Sr. Director of Events Jennifer Williams at [email protected] 3. DoD Commercial SATCOM Workshop - Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington VA Dec 15th-17th

For an updated list of all the scheduled, rescheduled and postponed Association and satellite industry events, please click on the Industry Calendar HERE.

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