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COMMERCIAL SPACE INSURANCE VOLUME II: Chapter 8/Summary he space insurance aspect of the Intelsat 708 launch failure focuses on the exchange of controlled technical information within the insurance community. Insurance underwriters and reinsurers for the Apstar 1A satellite program — the next scheduled T satellite to be launched on the Long March 3B after the Intelsat 708 failure — were concerned about the reliability of the Long March rocket, and the fate of future launch insurance programs in the PRC. Immediately after the Intelsat 708 launch failure, space insurance under- writers for the Apstar 1A insurance program pressured the PRC to create an international and Independent Review Committee (IRC). These underwriters and reinsurers insisted on this arrangement to ensure that an adequate assessment of the risks of future Long March rocket launches was made. Representatives from J & H Marsh & McLennan, an international space insurance brokerage firm, were adamant about obtaining a report from the Independent Review Committee for the benefit of the reinsurers of the Apstar 1A satellite insurance program. Members of the space insurance community were invit- ed to attend a meeting on April 15 and 16, 1996, in the PRC. The purpose of the meet- ing was to build confidence in the Long March rocket, and to discuss the status of the Apstar 1A insurance program. The space insurance acquisition and underwriting process includes the dis- semination of technical information, the consideration of market conditions, capac- ity, and participants, and the involvement of insurance brokers, underwriters, and rein- surers. This chapter identifies several issues relating to procedures for the disclosure and handling of sensitive information by the insurance community. -
Table of Contents
VOLUME II: CONTENTS ALL-VOLUME OVERVIEW . .i CHAPTER 5 Satellite Launches in the PRC: Hughes CHAPTER SUMMARY . 2 OPTUS B2, APSTAR 2 LAUNCH FAILURES: PRC GAINS SENSITIVE KNOWLEDGE FROM HUGHES INVESTIGATIONS . 6 THE PROHIBITION AGAINST TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN FOREIGN LAUNCHES . 8 International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the U.S. Munitions List . 8 Department of Defense Monitoring Role . 9 OPTUS B2 . .10 The Optus B2 Licenses . 10 The Optus B2 Fails To Achieve Orbit . 12 Failure Investigation Teams . 14 Failure Investigation Begins . .14 Hughes’ Export Administrators Deal with the Licensing Question . 17 A ‘Political’ Business Solution . 21 The Optus B3: Hughes’ Efforts to Improve the Long March Continue . 36 APSTAR 2 . .40 The Apstar 2 License . 40 The Apstar 2 Failure . 40 Failure Investigation Teams . 42 Failure Investigation Schedule . 42 The Need for a License . .42 Commerce Department Conference . 46 Same Fairing Failure Identified by Hughes . 47 A ‘Political’ Business Solution, Again? . 48 The Commerce Department Approves Data Release to the PRC . 50 SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Hughes Tries to Get the PRC to Accept Its Findings . .. 51 CIA Analyst Visits Hughes . .. 56 A ‘Consolidated Solution’ . 58 Final Failure Investigation Report Released to the PRC by the Commerce Department . 60 Implementing the ‘Consolidated Solution’ . 64 U.S. Government Actions Following the Apstar 2 Launch Failure . 66 Defense Department Assessments of Damage to National Security . 68 Damage to National Security from the Apstar 2 Failure Investigation . 69 Damage to National Security from the Sharing of Coupled Loads Analysis . 72 Damage to National Security from Providing the PRC with Information Concerning Deficiencies in the Fairing, and Resultant Improvements to PRC Rockets and Ballistic Missiles . -
APSCC Monthly E-Newsletter JANUARY 2017
APSCC Monthly e-Newsletter JANUARY 2017 The Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC) e-Newsletter is produced on a monthly basis as part of APSCC’s information services for members and professionals in the satellite industry. Subscribe to the APSCC monthly newsletter and be updated with the latest satellite industry news as well as APSCC activities! To renew your subscription, please visit www.apscc.or.kr/sub4_5.asp. To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with a title “Unsubscribe.” News in this issue has been collected from 1 to 31 December 2016. INSIDE APSCC APSCC Session at PTC'17, What do End Users Actually Want? 16 January 2017, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, www.ptc.org/ptc17 While new technology is good, as are lower prices, are we actually meeting end user needs in the Pacific? Why/why not? What is being provisioned now and future? What gaps we must fill? Where does the satcom model fall short? The session, “What do End Users Actually Want?” would discuss end user needs across various applications and markets. Pierre-Jean Beylier, CEO, SpeedCast Richard Swardh, SVP, Comtech EF Data Imran Malik, RVP, O3b Networks Jacques-Samuel Prolon, General Manager, Kacific Broadband Satellites Moderated by Chris Baugh, President, NSR APSCC members can enjoy discounted rate when PTC’17 registration. Gregg Daffner Elected as APSCC President Gregg Daffner (CEO, GapSat) was elected and inaugurated as the President of APSCC at the 2016 APSCC General Assembly held on 13 December 2016. As the main representative of APSCC, Gregg will be responsible for setting the policies and goals of APSCC in consultation with the APSCC Board of Directors, Vice Presidents and Executive Director. -
The Story of Suitsat-1 and Arissat-1
The Story of SuitSat-1 and ARISSat-1 My mother is 94 years old. That perhaps seems an unimportant piece of information; however, think about what she has seen in her lifetime. As a young girl growing up in Chicago milk was delivered by horse drawn wagons. Children played a multitude of outdoor games. My mom being somewhat of a “tomboy” climbed trees, played baseball with her brother and his friends, and leaped over fences. On occasion when they wanted to go downtown they would simply hop onto the back of a passing horse drawn wagon. They raised rabbits in their back yard and were occasionally thrilled when a strange aircraft came soaring just above them, the pilot leaning out, yelling and waving at them and tossing out candy! And what a thrill it was to ride in her uncle’s new car. Unfortunately her mother made them all get out and walk when her thrill seeking brother sped up to a frightening 30 miles per hour! My how the world has changed in those short 94 years. Do you see many children today playing out in the street or yard? No, they’re probably inside watching television, talking on the phone, or sitting in front of a computer catching up on the latest chat room gossip. Walking? That is no longer popular. Everyone has to ride in a car even if it’s to visit a neighbor 3 blocks down the street. And planes? The evolution of the plane has been mind spinning. From a small one seater to a monster carrying 300 passengers. -
January 2018 Satellite & Space Monthly Review
February 5, 2018 Industry Brief Chris Quilty [email protected] January 2018 +1 (727)-828-7085 Austin Moeller Satellite & Space Monthly Review [email protected] +1 (727)-828-7601 January 11, 2018: Air force to utilize more smallsats for weather DMSP F19 Readying for Launch observation. Citing growing budget constraints, the US Air Force announced that is considering using small satellites in combination with next-gen software rather than procuring traditional multibillion-dollar, cost-plus spacecraft to replace/replenish its Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP). Despite awarding a $94 million contract to Ball Aerospace in November to design the Weather System Follow-on Microwave (WSF-M) satellite, the Air Force plans to begin launching small satellites equipped with infrared imaging and electro-optical instruments to monitor battlefield weather starting in 2021-2022. The Air Force is also considering augmenting their current capabilities with inactive NOAA GOES satellites in the near-term. These considerations parallel recent comments by USSTRATCOM commander Gen. John Hyten, who has repeatedly stated that the Air Force currently spends too much time and money developing large, high- cost satellites, and needs to invest in more small satellites for strategic Source: Lockheed Martin and budgetary reasons. Conclusion: Smallsats ready for a DoD growth spurt? With growing evidence of Russian/Chinese anti- satellite technology demonstrations, the Pentagon is becoming increasingly reluctant to spend billions of dollars on monolithic “Battlestar Galactica” satellite systems that place too many eggs in one basket. While not as robust or technologically-capable as high-end spacecraft built by traditional contractor, such as Lockheed Martin, small satellites are orders-of-magnitude less expensive to build, launch, and maintain. -
Vol II/Chap 6-S 5/21/99 12:01 PM Page 1
Vol II/Chap 6-S 5/21/99 12:01 PM Page 1 SATELLITE LAUNCHES IN THE PRC: LORAL Vol II/Chap 6-S 5/21/99 12:01 PM Page 2 VOLUME II: Chapter 6/Summary n February 15, 1996, a Long March 3B rocket carrying the U.S.-built Intelsat 708 satellite crashed just after lift off from the Xichang launch center in the People’s Republic of China. This was the third launch failure in 38 months involving the PRC’s Long O March series of rockets carrying U.S.-built satellite payloads. It also was the first commercial launch using the new Long March 3B. These events attracted intense attention from the international space launch insurance industry, and eventually led to a review of the PRC launch failure investigation by Western aero- space engineers. The activities of the Western aerospace engineers who participated on the review team — the Independent Review Committee — sparked allegations of violations of U.S. export control regulations. The review team was accused of per- forming an unlicensed defense service for the PRC that resulted in the improvement of the reliability of the PRC’s military rockets and ballistic missiles. The Intelsat 708 satellite was manufactured by Space Systems/Loral (Loral) under contract to Intelsat, the world’s largest commercial satellite com- munications services provider. Loral is wholly owned by Loral Space & Communications, Ltd. China Great Wall Industry Corporation, the PRC state-controlled missile, rocket, and launch provider, began an investigation into the launch failure. On February 27, 1996, China Great Wall Industry Corporation reported its determination that the Long March 3B launch failure was caused by a broken wire in the inner frame of the inertial measurement unit within the guidance system of the rocket. -
Spotlight on Asia-Pacific
Worldwide Satellite Magazine June 2008 SatMagazine Spotlight On Asia-Pacific * The Asia-Pacific Satellite Market Segment * Expert analysis: Tara Giunta, Chris Forrester, Futron, Euroconsult, NSR and more... * Satellite Imagery — The Second Look * Diving Into the Beijing Olympics * Executive Spotlight, Andrew Jordan * The Pros Speak — Mark Dankburg, Bob Potter, Adrian Ballintine... * Checking Out CommunicAsia + O&GC3 * Thuraya-3 In Focus SATMAGAZINE JUNE 2008 CONTENTS COVER FEATURE EXE C UTIVE SPOTLIGHT The Asia-Pacific Satellite Market Andrew Jordan by Hartley & Pattie Lesser President & CEO The opportunities, and challenges, SAT-GE facing the Asia-Pacific satellite market 12 are enormous 42 FEATURES INSIGHT Let The Games Begin... High Stakes Patent Litigation by Silvano Payne, Hartley & Pattie by Tara Giunta, Robert M. Masters, Lesser, and Kevin and Michael Fleck and Erin Sears The Beijing Olympic Games are ex- Like it or not, high stakes patent pected to find some 800,000 visitors wars are waging in the global satel- 47 arriving in town for the 17-day event. 04 lite sector, and it is safe to assume that they are here to stay. Transforming Satel- TBS: Looking At Further Diversification lite Broadband by Chris Forrester by Mark Dankberg Internationally, Turner Broadcasting The first time the “radical” concept has always walked hand-in-hand with 54 of a 100 Gbps satellite was intro- the growth of satellite and cable – duced was four years ago, 07 and now IPTV. Here’s Looking At Everything — Part II by Hartley & Pattie Lesser The Key To DTH Success In Asia by Jose del Rosario The Geostationary Operational Envi- Some are eyeing Asia as a haven for ronmental Satellites (GOES) continu- economic safety or even economic ously track evolution of weather over growth amidst the current global almost a hemisphere. -
Vol II/Notes.Cc 312-350/366-404
VOLUME II: NOTES CHAPTER 5 – Satellite Launches in the PRC: Hughes 1 See a more detailed discussion of U.S. export controls and licensing requirements in the chapter entitled “U.S. Export Policy Toward the PRC.” 2 22 U.S.C. § 2778. 3 22 C.F.R., Part 120. 4 Recently, the Defense Technology Security Administration has been renamed the Technology Security Directorate and made a part of the new Defense Threat Reduction Agency. 5 Air Force Instruction 10-1210, ¶ 1.1.1. 6 Air Force Instruction 10-1210, ¶ 3.1. 7 Air Force Space Command Technology Safeguard Monitor Handbook, November 1997,11 4.13. No earlier version of this publication is available, although Defense Technology Security Administration monitor Lt. Col. Allen Coates advises that similar written directives were in effect at the times of the Hughes launch failures. 8 Hughes Space and Communications Company, Long March 2E/Optus B2 Failure Investigation Spacecraft Final Report, October 1993. 9 Ibid. 10 Ibid. 11 Ibid. 12 Ibid. 13 Deposition of Stephen Cunningham, December 2, 1998. 14 Hughes Long March 2E/Optus B2 Failure Investigation Spacecraft Final Report, October 1993. 15 Deposition of Stephen Cunningham, December 2, 1998. 16 Interview of Allen Coates, September 24, 1998. 17 Deposition of Allen Coates, November 20, 1998. 18 Deposition of Al Wittmann, November 6, 1998. 19 Ibid. 20 Ibid. 21 Deposition of Al Wittman, November 6, 1998. 22 Hughes Apstar2/LM-2E Independent Review Team Report, July 1995. 23 Deposition of Donald E. Leedle, October 29, 1998. 24 Ibid. 312 SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 25 Ibid. -
Loral Space & Communications Inc
Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 10-K ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number 1-14180 LORAL SPACE & COMMUNICATIONS INC. (Exact name of registrant specified in its charter) Jurisdiction of incorporation: Delaware IRS identification number: 87-0748324 600 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10020 Telephone: (212) 697-1105 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered Common stock, $.01 par value LORL Nasdaq Global Select Market Preferred Stock Purchase Rights Nasdaq Global Select Market Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ◻ No ☒ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ◻ No ☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ◻ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). -
SSL 1300 Spacecraft Bus for RSDO Applications CORE SPACECRAFT
SSL 1300 Spacecraft Bus for RSDO Applications CORE SPACECRAFT MISSION HERITAGE The SSL 1300 spacecraft bus has been launched to GEO orbit more than 100 times, beginning in 1989. Today there are roughly 80 SSL 1300s providing service in orbit and more than 20 in production. Its success is built on a foundation of a robust modular bus, a commitment to quality and continuous improvement, and over 50 years of industry-leading innovations for communications and electro-optical (EO) spacecraft design, tracing back to the original Synchronous Meteorological Satellite and up to the most advanced GEO infrared (IR) imaging spacecraft today, including MTSAT-1R. Designed as a GEO communications and remote sensing platform, the SSL 1300 bus features a modular panel construction for straightforward spacecraft tailoring, which is key to its success as a platform for a wide variety of missions. By leveraging an active production line (currently averaging 6-8 deliveries and launches a year), the SSL 1300 may be considered a “build-to-print” bus, requiring minimal non-recurring engineering and very low technical/schedule risk. • The SSL 1300 series heritage hardware/software is backed by over 2000 years of reliable on-orbit operation and proven performance • The Data Handling System (DHS) hardware architecture (Rad-750 processor based) has demonstrated high on-orbit reliability SSL 1300 Spacecraft Bus for RSDO Applications Complete in-house cradle-to-grave capability Technical Specifications • Materials Development and Testing, Design/Analysis, Manufacturing Payload Accommodation Features and Inspection, Assembly Test (TC/TVAC/Static/Vibe/Acoustic) Payload Mass Up to 500 Kilograms (Could go higher) Payload Power 2857 Watts (Could go higher) • Graphite composite structure, honeycomb panels, load bearing, Payload Pointing Roll 83. -
Radio Online Newsfront
ONLINE Year 39, Issue 10 APRIL 2010 NEWS • FCC • DX • QCWA • CONTESTS • HAMFESTS • YL • AMSAT • CW WORLDRADIO ONLINE NEWSFRONT FCC Team Assesses Haiti junction with the 2010 Visalia DX Convention at the conven- Communications, Praises Radio tion hotel - Visalia Holiday Inn in Visalia, CA. The buffet-style dinner’s guest speaker will be Bruce Butler, Amateurs W6OSP, whose program will be "The Low Bands from K4M, Federal Communications Commission-led assessment Midway." Ateam traveled to Haiti to evaluate the status of the coun- For reservations, e-mail: [email protected] try's communications infrastructure following the earthquake (Amateur Radio Newsline) that struck Jan. 12. Deployed in coordination with the United States Agency for International Development, the group came UK RadCom Columnist Norman Fitch, in response to a request from the Director General of Haiti's G3FPK – S.K. Conatel, the national telecommunications regulatory agency. The FCC team was led by International Bureau Chief Mindel adio Communications magazine VHF/UHF columnist De La Torre, who recognized efforts by radio amateurs. Writing RNorman Fitch, G3FPK, described as "having been a keen on the FCC blog, DeLaTorre said the amateur radio communi- operator on the VHF/UHF and microwave bands and had been ty in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and elsewhere has dedi- writing for over 20 years," has died. cated equipment and spectrum resources to the relief efforts. The Southgate news reports that Mr. Fitch was found (FCC, Amateur Radio Newsline) deceased at his home in Surrey, England on Friday, January 29. G3FPK took over RadCom VHF/UHF duties from Ken NASA to Launch Three New CubeSats Willis, G8VR, in April 1989 when it was part of the Spectrum in November Analysis feature of the magazine. -
Classification of Geosynchronous Objects
esoc European Space Operations Centre Robert-Bosch-Strasse 5 D-64293 Darmstadt Germany T +49 (0)6151 900 www.esa.int CLASSIFICATION OF GEOSYNCHRONOUS OBJECTS Produced with the DISCOS Database Prepared by T. Flohrer & S. Frey Reference GEN-DB-LOG-00195-OPS-GR Issue 18 Revision 0 Date of Issue 3 June 2016 Status ISSUED Document Type TN European Space Agency Agence spatiale europeenne´ Abstract This is a status report on geosynchronous objects as of 1 January 2016. Based on orbital data in ESA’s DISCOS database and on orbital data provided by KIAM the situation near the geostationary ring is analysed. From 1434 objects for which orbital data are available (of which 2 are outdated, i.e. the last available state dates back to 180 or more days before the reference date), 471 are actively controlled, 747 are drifting above, below or through GEO, 190 are in a libration orbit and 15 are in a highly inclined orbit. For 11 objects the status could not be determined. Furthermore, there are 50 uncontrolled objects without orbital data (of which 44 have not been cata- logued). Thus the total number of known objects in the geostationary region is 1484. In issue 18 the previously used definition of ”near the geostationary ring” has been slightly adapted. If you detect any error or if you have any comment or question please contact: Tim Flohrer, PhD European Space Agency European Space Operations Center Space Debris Office (OPS-GR) Robert-Bosch-Str. 5 64293 Darmstadt, Germany Tel.: +49-6151-903058 E-mail: tim.fl[email protected] Page 1 / 178 European Space Agency CLASSIFICATION OF GEOSYNCHRONOUS OBJECTS Agence spatiale europeenne´ Date 3 June 2016 Issue 18 Rev 0 Table of contents 1 Introduction 3 2 Sources 4 2.1 USSTRATCOM Two-Line Elements (TLEs) .