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Agrani Satellite Services

Air Force Space and Missile System Center
operator of the Milstar, Advanced EHF and SBIRS satellite systems

Air Force Space Command
operator of GPS navigational satellites

Air Force Space Command 50th Space Wing

Americom Asia-Pacific
joint venture between Lockheed Martin and SES Americom

AMSAT
amateur satellites

APT Satellite Holdings Ltd
operator of the Apstar series of communications satellites

Arabsat
international organisation of Arab countries which operates the Arabsat series of communications satellites

Asia Broadcast Satellite

Asia Cellular Satellite (ACeS)

Asia Satellite Communications Ltd
operator of Agrani satellite

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Ltd (Asiasat)
operator of the Asiasat series of communications satellites

Assuresat
future operator of satellite backup service using generic in-orbit spare satellites

Astrolink
future operator of Ka band geostationary broadband satellites

AstroVision Australia
live, continuous true colour image stream of Asia Pacific region

AstroVision International
will operate the five satellite AVStar constellation which will offer live Earth imaging begining in 2005

Avanti Communications
operator of the Hylas satellite which will be launched in 2009


B



Binariang Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd
operates Measat satellites

BQT Solutions
future operator of a constellation of SAR radar imaging satellites

Broadcasting Satellite Systems Corporation


C



C&W Optus Communications

Cascade Data Services
future operator of the CASCADE series of high performance store and forward communications satellites

Celestis

Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
operator of the Spot series of Earth observation satellites

Cesa

China Orient Telecom Satellite Company
operator of the Chinastar satellites

China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corp
operator of the Chinasat satellites

Ciel Satellite Group
future Canadian operator of the Ciel satellites

Comsat
now part of Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications

Constellation Communications Inc
future provider of LEO mobile and fixed voice, data and positioning services


D



DBS Industries
future operator of a constellation of LEO store and forward messaging communications satellites

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
operator of the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) satellites

DigitalGlobe
operator of the QuickBird Earth imaging satellite

DirecTV

Dominion Video


E



Earth Satellite Corporation

Earthwatch Inc
now called DigitalGlobe

EchoStar Satellite Services

Ellipso
future GMPCS satellite operator

Embratel

Encounter 2001

Eumetsat
European international organisation operating meteorological satellites

European Commission Directorate General - Joint Research Centre, Space Applications Institute
development and implementation of Galileo European navigational satellite system

European Space Agency
operator of the ECS and Marecs series of communications satellites as well as several scientific satellites

Europe*Star

EuroSkyWay

Eutelsat
operates the Eutelsat and Hot Bird series of communications satellites

Eutelsat's German agent

ExpressVu
Canadian DTH satellite operator


F



Final Analysis Communication Services Inc
operator of the Faisat constellation of LEO communications satellites

France Telecom
operator of the Telecom series of communications satellites


G



JSC Gascom
operator of the Yamal satellites

GE Americom
now SES Americom

Gemnet

GeoEye
operates the OrbView-2 ocean and land multispectral imaging satellite (launched in 1997), the OrbView-3 high-resolution satellite offering one-meter panchromatic and four-meter multispectral digital imagery (launched in 2003) and a worldwide integrated image receiving, processing and distribution network; also the exclusive, worldwide distributor of imagery from Radarsat-2

Glavkosmos

Globalstar
operator of the Globalstar constellation of LEO telephony satellites


H



Hellas Sat
operator of the Hellas-Sat 2 communication satellite

Hispasat
operator of the Hispasat series of communications satellites

Hughes Communications Inc
future operator of the broadband Ka band Spaceway system


I



ICO Global Communications
future operator of the ICO constellation of LEO telephony satellites

ImageSat International
operates the Eros A1 commercial imaging satellite

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Informconsult

Inmarsat
operates the Inmarsat series of mobile communications satellites

Inmarsat Ventures

Intelsat
operates the Intelsat series of communications satellites

Intersputnik
international organisation which offers capacity on the Express A series of communications satellites

Iridium Satellite LLC
operator of the Iridium constellation of LEO telephony satellites

Israel Aircraft Industries

International Technologies


J



Japan Satellite Systems

JSAT Corporation

JSC Gascom
operator of the Yamal satellites


K



Korea Telecom


L



Leo One

Loral Global Alliance
alliance of satellite operators including: Loral Skynet, Satmex, Europe*Star, Loral Skynet do Brasil and Stellat

Loral Orion

Loral Skynet
operator of the Telstar series of communications satellites

Loral Skynet do Brasil

Loral Space and Communications
operation of GEO and LEO communications satellites


M



Mabuhay Philippines Satellite Corporation

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA)
small satellite missions offering turn-key systems for earth observation, surveillance of space, information delivery and space science; leading supplier of commercial satellite payloads, systems and subsystems including antennas, digital, microwave and power equipment for communications and remote sensing satellites

MCHI
Ellipsat

Ministry of Defence, UK

Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Motient

MSat


N



Nahuelsat
operator of the Nahuel 1 communications satellite

NASA Lewis Research Center
operator of the ACTS satellite

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
operator of EOS, Landsat, TDRS, as well as a number of space and planetary probes and the International Space Ststion (ISS)

National Reconnaissance Office

National Space Development Agency (NASDA)

NetSat28
future operator of Ka band geostationary broadband satellites

NewSat
operator of the NewSat-1 satellite

New Skies
now SES New Skies

NHK

Nilesat
operator of the Nilesat series of communications satellites

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT)

NITs Planeta - Planeta Scientific Research Centre for Space Hydrology and Meteorology
operates Russian satellites for Earth observation including Meteor and GOMS (hydrology and meteorology), Okean (oceanography) and Resurs (natural resources)

NOAA

Nordic Satellite AB (NSAB)
now called SES Sirius

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
operator of the NATO series of military communications satellites


O



OHB System
operator of the Safir 2 LEO store and forward messaging communications satellites

Orbcomm
operator of the Orbcomm constellation of LEO store and forward messaging communications satellites

Orbimage
now called GeoEye


P



Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission

Paracom

Paradigm Secure Communications
owns and operates the UK fleet of secure military communications satellites

Post and Telecommunications Corp

Primestar Partners

PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara

PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelinido)
Indonesian private satellite operator which owns and operates the Palapa C2 satellite which provides voice, radio, data and video services and broadcast TV to the Asia Pacific region

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia


Q



QuetzSat
future Mexican satellite operator


R



Radio Amateur Satellite Corp (AMSAT)

Rapideye
future Earth observation minisatellite operator

RASCOM
future pan-African satellite operator

Rimsat

Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC)


S



Satelites Mexicanos (SatMex)
joint venture between Loral Space & Communications, Principia and the Mexican Federal Government; delivers voice, data and video services, broadcast television, distance learning, government channels and radio; Satmex currently operates three satellites: Solidaridad 1, Solidaridad 2 and Satmex 5

Satellite Communications Department
future operator of Iranian Zohreh satellite

SEDSAT
amateur communications satellite built by students at the University of Alabama and is operated by students at the University of Arizona

SES Astra
operator of the Astra series of communications satellites

SES Global
parent company of SES World Skies and SES Astra

SES Sirius
operator of the Sirius satellites at 5° east

SES World Skies

Shaw Communications Inc
future operator of a Ka band broadband satellite for Canada and USA

Shinawatra Satellite
operator of the Thaicom series of communications satellites

Sino Satellite Communications Company (Sinosat)

Sirius Satellite Radio
operator of three satellites used for the broadcast of CD quality radio to cars

SkyBridge
future operator of the SkyBridge constellation of broadband Ku band LEO satellites

Spacecom
operator of the Amos 1 communications satellite

Space Communications Corp

SpaceDev Inc
intends to send an unmanned probe to a near Earth Asteroid in the year 2000

Space Imaging
now called GeoEye

Spaceway
future operator of the Spaceway constellation of broadband Ka band GEO satellites

Spectrum Astro
future operator of a constellation of broadband Ka band GEO satellites

Star Choice
Canadian DTH satellite operator

Star One
operator of the Brasilsat satellites

Starsys Global Positioning

Stellat

Stellenbosch University

Swedish Space Corporation


T



Telecommunications Advancement Organisation of Japan

Teledesic
future operator of the Teledesic constellation of broadband Ka band LEO satellites

Telediffusion de France (TDF)
operator of the TDF series of DBS satellites

Telenor Satellite Broadcasting

Telesat Canada
operates a fleet of satellites that provide broadcast distribution and telecommunications services, and is a highly respected consultant and partner in satellite ventures around the world

Telespazio
operator of the Italsat series of communications satellites

Thaicom

Thuraya

Tongasat

TransOrbital
first commercial lunar mission; transportation, launch preparation, US export licensing

Turksat


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V



Virtual Geosatellite
future operator of a constellation of broadband Ka band GEO satellites

Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA)


W



Wavix Inc
operator of the WavSat constellation

WildBlue Communications
future operator of broadband Ka band GEO satellites

Worldspace
operator of the Afristar, Ameristar and Asiastar radio broadcasting satellites


X



XMRadio

XTAR
operator of X band satellites for military and government users


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