SIA PRESIDENT’S REPORT – MEMBER NEWS FOR JULY 2020

Since our last SIA Member News Summary, press releases and posts from many SIA Members including Boeing, COMSAT, Eutelsat, Hawkeye 360, Hughes, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Lockheed Martin, Planet, SES and Viasat have released news. Please see the summary of stories and postings below and click on the COMPANY LINK for more details.

HAWKEYE 360 On July 28th, satellite RF and data analytics company HawkEye 360 Inc., announced that it is offering a daily Regional Awareness Subscription (RAS) service. Leveraging the company's RFGeo product, RAS delivers mission-critical insights by allowing organizations to identify, monitor, and analyze signal behavior over time. Large-scale RF signal mapping provides deeper situational awareness in these regions, with the data sets enabling trend analysis using traditional and artificial intelligence algorithms. "With our Regional Awareness Subscription service, we provide customers with a dependable source of timely, trusted RF signal insights that have been detected, characterized, and geolocated over the region," said Alex Fox, EVP Business Development, Sales and Marketing, HawkEye 360. "These insights allow our customers to identify, understand, and respond to activities important to their operations more effectively." HawkEye 360's RFGeo product identifies and geolocates RF signals collected by HawkEye 360's proprietary satellite constellation. RFGeo is the first commercially available product offering global spectrum awareness across a broad range of radio signals.

HUGHES On July 27th, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) announced its participation in the consortium, led by the U.K. Government and Bharti Enterprises (“Bharti”), that will acquire OneWeb out of bankruptcy. Hughes has agreed in principle to invest $50 million in the consortium. Additionally, Hughes will continue as a trusted technology and distribution partner to OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite operator which had launched 74 satellites before filing for Chapter 11 protection in March. “We are pleased to be part of this winning team, along with the British Government and Bharti,” said Pradman Kaul, president, Hughes. “Our continuing and strengthened involvement with OneWeb extends naturally from our position as a leading geostationary satellite operator and ground network innovator, along with a meaningful partnership with Bharti and longstanding relationship with the U.K. through our business operations in both countries.”

PLANET On July 23rd, Planet provided an update regarding SkySats 16, 17 and 18 that were successfully launched last month. “We’re excited to share first light imagery from these recently launched SkySats, delivering 50 cm spatial resolution! The low launch insertion orbit by the Falcon 9 required an unusually quick, complex, and exciting commissioning process before raising the satellites to their final operational altitude of 400 km. Planet’s Mission Operations team executed this campaign flawlessly and ahead of schedule – from their homes – and we’re thrilled to share that all three satellites are healthy and have started payload calibrations. They will enter full commercial service no later than mid-September. SkySats 16-18 were placed into an orbital plane inclined at 53 degrees and they will soon be joined by SkySats 19-21 in a second 53 degree plane, expanding the world’s largest fleet of high resolution satellites in orbit to 21 SkySats and doubling our revisit opportunities – up to 12 times per day.”

EUTELSAT On July 22nd, Eutelsat announced that global IT and telecommunications provider Orange had purchased from Eutelsat Communications all available capacity on the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite to cover the entire French territory. It will enable Orange’s consumer customer base, even those living in the most isolated areas, to benefit from very high-speed fixed broadband via satellite from January 2021. The agreement comes against the backdrop the ‘Plan France Haut / Très Haut Débit’, adopted by the French government with the aim of rolling-out high-speed broadband of at least 30 mbps to the entire French territory by 2022. The service will be distributed by Orange's Nordnet subsidiary, the leading French distributor of satellite Internet services since 2008, enabling it to offer unlimited very high-speed Internet access to individuals throughout France. SIA PRESIDENT’S REPORT – MEMBER NEWS FOR JULY 2020

INTELSAT On July 20th, Intelsat posted the following blog entry. “It’s amazing to believe that only 12 people have ever walked on the moon. Those fortunate souls surely haven’t forgotten the exhilarating moments they experienced. Many watched the live broadcast of this momentous occasion from their living room television sets as space pioneers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their first leaps to the moon’s soft soil. Viewers held their collective breaths in disbelief and awe, imagining that they were part of the crew. Even 51 years later, those historic moments continue to play over and over again on TV and the internet, to be enjoyed by subsequent generations, some too young to have seen it happen in real time. Two Intelsat satellites, Pacific Intelsat III and Indian Ocean Intelsat III, played an integral part in beaming those images to televisions around the world. Here’s how we helped to make that ‘giant leap for mankind’ accessible to all.” To read all the details, please click on the INTELSAT link above.

SES On July 20th, SES posted the following blog entry by Nicole Robinson, senior vice president, global government for SES Networks. “One of the key advantages of satellite is its incredible reach and ability to deliver connectivity everywhere - even in the most remote and geographically-isolated locations. SES and its partners have leveraged SES’s global satellite fleet to provide connectivity services to hospitals across the globe in Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, Mexico and Italy. Medical professionals have been in the limelight for the last several months as they put their lives at risk to help care for the sick during the COVID-19 pandemic. The least that companies and governments can do is to provide them with the right tools. At SES we were in a position to help through leveraging our existing partnerships and resources in support of remote hospitals.” To read the complete posting, please click on the SES link above.

HAWKEYE 360 On July 16th, Hawkeye 360 announced it had successfully completed environmental testing of its second cluster of three satellites. This significant milestone for HawkEye Cluster 2 clears the way to prepare for launch, which is scheduled for late 2020. HawkEye Cluster 2 will join the company’s first cluster of satellites that were launched in December 2018, doubling the size of HawkEye 360’s constellation. This is the first cluster in a series of next generation satellites that will improve revisit rates and bring increasingly robust RF data insights to US and international customers to inform their decision- making processes. HawkEye 360 has five more clusters of satellites fully financed and under development for launch in 2021 and early 2022. This growing constellation identifies and precisely geolocates a broad set of RF signals from emitters such as VHF marine radios, UHF push-to-talk radios, maritime radar systems, AIS beacons, L-band satellite devices, emergency beacons and more. HawkEye 360 processes and analyzes this data using proprietary algorithms and machine-learning tools to deliver actionable insights to customers.

INMARSAT On July 13th, Inmarsat released the following. The commercial aviation industry’s rebound from COVID-19 is underway, with the number of airline flights starting to gradually increase, but widespread recovery could take several years. This is the consensus from a major industry poll conducted as part of FlightPlan: Charting a Course into the Future, an online broadcast by Inmarsat and the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX). Despite bracing for a slow recovery, the poll reveals a sense of optimism for the industry’s future, with digitisation expected to drive the return to profitable growth. The poll – completed by more than 500 professionals from across the global aviation industry between April and June 2020 – shows that more than half of respondents (60%) expect a recovery period between 18 months to three years. Only 13 per cent said they believe the industry was prepared for a crisis like COVID- 19. The results also offer deep insight into industry sentiment on the shape of recovery, what passenger journeys could look like post-pandemic, and the impact of the crisis on aviation sustainability goals.

COMSAT On July 13th, COMSAT announced it is extending the life of Inmarsat’s existing satellites through the leasing of an additional antenna at COMSAT’s Santa Paula, CA. Teleport. The newly leased 12.8m antenna is transmitting and receiving in both C-band and L-band frequencies, bolstering capacity for the Tracking, Telemetry and Command (TT&C) and traffic operations of the Inmarsat satellite network. SIA PRESIDENT’S REPORT – MEMBER NEWS FOR JULY 2020

The Santa Paula teleport hosts Inmarsat’s Standard C equipment, supporting Inmarsat in delivering the most reliable global-standard maritime safety service. The additional C-band and L-band capacity is a key part of Inmarsat’s global network, providing robust, reliable life and safety communications for more than 1.6 million seafarers worldwide. The renewal of the existing agreement strengthens the long-standing business relationship between the two companies and builds on their heritage of providing the maritime industry with an invaluable communication lifeline that is unaffected by inclement weather.

VIASAT On July 8th, Viasat announced it had removed internet speed limits delivered to the aircraft across all of its business aviation Ka-band service plans. Additionally, the company has doubled its minimum committed internet speed to the aircraft for the same Ka-band service plans. The move, an industry-first, demonstrates the Company’s leadership in the business aviation market by unleashing an entirely new premium in-flight connectivity (IFC) experience for its Ka-band business jet customers. Viasat’s elimination of Ka-band speed maximums enables an even better experience for passengers and crew to simultaneously use business-critical productivity and entertainment apps such as video-conferencing, accessing VPN/cloud content, email, high-definition streaming services, live TV and more - through all phases of flight - across the world’s most heavily traveled flight routes.

INMARSAT On July 8th, Inmarsat Government posted the following. “In a new article for Urgent Communications, Inmarsat Government’s Senior Vice President, Direct Sales and Business Development, Britt Lewis, looks at the criticality of keeping U.S. first responders connected during disaster response and shares his insights on the reliable technologies today’s first responders need to assist victims, support operations and keep themselves safe. In the article, Lewis lays out the challenges that natural and manmade disasters create for first responders. While first responders typically rely on terrestrial networks, disasters will often impact these networks and they may not cover entire geographies, particularly rural areas.” To read the complete post, please click in the INMARSAT link above.

VIASAT On July 7th, Viasat announced the availability of reliable, high-speed, high-quality internet service for residential customers in Brazil. Viasat expects to be the only satellite internet service provider (ISP) that will be capable of making high-speed internet available in 100 percent of the country, upon completion of the residential launch rollout. Brazilian residents across the initial launch states can now subscribe to a home satellite internet service with speeds up to 20 Megabits per second (Mbps) and data rich packages that go up to 80 Gigabytes (GB) of data per month, enabling them to enjoy online access for daily activities including social media, video streaming content, video call services, work-from-home, online education, sending/receiving emails and using unlimited chat and web browsing.

ONEWEB On July 3rd, OneWeb announced that it had entered into an agreement with a consortium led by HMG (through the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy) and Bharti Global Limited (“Bharti”) for the acquisition of the OneWeb business in connection with its court-supervised sale process. The bid is designed to capitalise the company sufficiently as a going concern to effectuate the full end-to-end deployment of the OneWeb system. Following a competitive process, the consortium’s winning bid represents a strong offer that will enable OneWeb to successfully emerge from the Chapter 11 process with a robust foundation on which to continue its progress towards commercial operations and secure OneWeb’s position as a global leader in low latency connectivity. The consortium brings immediate commercial value to OneWeb. Bharti, through Bharti Airtel, is the third largest mobile operator in the world, with over 425 million customers.

BOEING On July 1st, Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced it had completed its 12th COVID-19 transport mission, using a Boeing Dreamlifter to bring personal protective equipment (PPE) to the United States. Working in partnership with the state of Utah, Atlas Air Worldwide, H.M. Cole, Cotopaxi, Flexport and UPS, the company transported 500,000 protective face masks bound for SIA PRESIDENT’S REPORT – MEMBER NEWS FOR JULY 2020

students and teachers across Utah returning to classrooms this fall. The state of Utah will distribute the face masks free of charge to school districts across the state with the greatest need. As part of this mission, Boeing donated the cost of the mission transport into Utah, with Atlas Air operating the flight on behalf of Boeing. "As students return to school this fall, it will be important that they have masks available," said Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert. "We thank Boeing and these partners for everything they've done to support our 'A Mask for Every Utahn' initiative and make it possible for our students to have these masks and help keep Utahns safe."

LOCKHEED MARTIN On June 30th, Lockheed Martin announced the successful launch of the third Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite which is now headed to orbit under its own propulsion. GPS III Space Vehicle 03 (GPS III SV03) is responding to commands from U.S. Space Force and Lockheed Martin engineers in the Launch & Checkout Center at the company's Denver facility. "In the coming days, GPS III SV03's onboard liquid apogee engines will continue to propel the satellite towards its operational orbit," said Tonya Ladwig, Lockheed Martin's Acting Vice President for Navigation Systems. "Once it arrives, we'll send the satellite commands to deploy its solar arrays and antennas, and prepare the satellite for handover to Space Operations Command." After on-orbit testing, GPS III SV03 is expected to join the GPS constellation – including GPS III SV01 and SV02, which were declared operational in January and April – in providing positioning, navigation and timing signals for more than four billion military, civil and commercial users.

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