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  • Sea Launch receives 2003 ISCe innovation award

    CALIFORNIA: Sea Launch has received the 2003 ISCe Innovation Award during the International Satellite and Communications exchange annual awards dinner and reception a few days ago. The event was held as part of the ISCe conference in Long Beach.
    The president of Hannover Fairs USA which organised the conference Joachim Schafer said: “The award goes to the Sea Launch enterprise and its innovative mobile concept for access-to-space which has proved to be a very reliable launch platform. It truly deserves the recognition of the global satellite and communications industry.”
    A member of the Sea Launch directors board Bill Collopy said: “It’s a special honour for the Sea Launch team to be acknowledged with the 2003 ISCe Innovation Award. After all, it’s the people who make it work and it’s the way they make it work – enabling Sea Launch to offer creative and flexible alternatives and launch service solutions.”
    An official release informs that Sea Launch was formed in 1995 in response to increased market demand for a more affordable and reliable commercial satellite launch service. Within five years, the Sea Launch partners built an entire launch infrastructure and operating launch system, with a successful demonstration mission in 1999.
    Today, Sea Launch, with nine (of ten) successful launches, combines proven launch systems with marine-based operations to provide heavy-lift launch services for commercial payloads in the 4,000-6,000 kg mass range. This team is committed to providing reliability, superior value, performance and flexibility.
    The release adds that the ISCe Advisory Board bestows the innovation award annually to a company or organisation that has developed and demonstrated innovative technologies; applications and/or services which have significantly advanced the satellite and communications industry.
    Sea Launch claims to be a world leader in providing heavy-lift commercial launch services. This multinational partnership offers the most direct and cost-effective route to geostationary orbit. With the advantage of a launch site on the Equator, the reliable Zenit-3SL rocket can lift a heavier spacecraft mass or provide longer life on orbit, offering best value plus schedule assurance. Sea Launch has a current backlog of 15 firm launch contracts.

  • Key issues affecting satellite industry to be discussed at ISCe

    CALIFORNIA: International Satellite and Communication Exchange (ISCe) which claims to be the premier West Coast satellite and communications conference and expo, for the commercial and government industries in the US will take place from 18-21 August in Long Beach, California.
    The four-day event will highlight satellite-based services and technologies including: Information & Communications, Broadcasting, Navigation, National and Homeland Security, and Remote Sensing. One of the sessions is Global Assurance and Homeland Defense: Implications.
    Booz Allen Hamilton VP R. James Woolsey will lead off the conference with his views of how changes in global politics and the global economy are shaping the need for resilience for infrastructure in the US, including telecommunications.
    Another session deals with Growth and Momentum – Key Drivers for the 21st Century. It is debatable if last year was the worst for the satellite industry, but certainly there was not much room for optimism. However, there is definitely hope for the future for several reasons: continuing progress in technology, increased government needs and signs of possible recovery in the telecommunications sector.
    As the industry goes forward, it needs to carefully choose its direction in order to get the fastest possible benefits. The panel will address what are the growth areas to concentrate on as the industry goes forward.
    The speakers will include director, Satellite Centre ISRO Dr. P.S. Goel, president & COO Intelsat Ramu V. Potarazu,

  • 2003 ISCe event kicks off 18 August in California

    MUMBAI: The 2003 International Satellite & Communications exchange (ISCe) Conference and Expo takes place from 18-21 August in Long Beach, California. ISCe is a four-day global event highlighting the latest satellite services and innovative technologies for the commercial and government industries.
    The event has set itself the brief of being an invaluable resource to learn about the latest innovations and use in satellite technological across all sectors. The event is being organised by Hannover Fairs USA. Sponsors include Boeing, Booz Allen Hamilton, California Space Authority, Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, SatNews Online.
    ISCe will feature a senior-level conference programme and several value-added programmes. The sessions will provide attendees with business and networking opportunities in satellite communications, navigation, broadcasting and imaging/remote sensing. The event features include a three-day dynamic conference programme, US – Asia satellite business roundtable as well as a satellite technologies at work forum.
    The ISCe 2003 conference will address key issues such as: global strategies and opportunities, the future of satellite broadband, dual-use applications of satellite technologies, satellites in entertainment and satellite services for vertical markets and Asia-Pacific market maturity and growing pains.
    The conference will see a CNN special session on The Use of Satellite Technologies During the War in Iraq. For the strategist in the war room; pilot in the air; soldier on the battlefield; reporter embedded with the troops; and viewer watching the war on television satellite, technologies proved to be a tremendous asset.
    The providers and users of these technologies will share first hand experiences and lessons learned. Attendees will gain insights into the role satellites played in applications such as navigation, remote sensing, communications and broadcasting during this war and the ways in which military and media may be forever changed. The panelists include Iridium Satellite CEO Gino Picasso and DigitalGlobe CEO Herb Saterlee III.
    Speakers at the US – Asia satellite business roundtable include Northern Sky Research president Christopher Baugh, Eurasiasat director general and CEO Illhami Aygun, and PanmSat Topics VP, government and regulatory affairs and assoc. general council, Kalpak Gude. The topics that will be addressed here include the impact of consolidation in the telecom industry, potential regulatory changes, and the effects of the SARS epidemic.