Welcoming Cocktail Reception, September 08th
 


Founded by a small group of visionaries in 1983, the Society of Satellite Professionals International (www.sspi.org) continues to fulfill the mission of its founders as a nonprofit society that serves satellite professionals throughout their careers. The programs of the Society promote the development of and access to high-quality education, help satellite professionals to advance their careers, work to increase the professionalism and professional standing of members and honor extraordinary achievement by individuals and organizations.
 
 

Welcoming Coffee and Exhibitor, September 09th
 


Astrium is a truly global space industry leader with extensive prime contractorship experience and an international reputation for excellence across all sectors of the space business – satellite systems, launchers, and space-based services. The company is a world leader in the design and manufacture of satellite systems, with business activities covering civil and military telecommunications and Earth observation, science and navigation programmes, together with a complete range of associated ground infrastructure and space equipment. A wholly-owned subsidiary of EADS, Astrium posted a 2007 turnover of €3.55 billion and employs around 12,000 people in France, Germany, the UK, Spain and the Netherlands.
 
 

Refreshment Breaks, September 09th & 10th, Morning
 


Intelsat is the leading provider of fixed satellite services (FSS) worldwide, delivering advanced transmission access for information and entertainment to some of the world’s leading media and network companies, multinational corporations, Internet service providers and governmental agencies. Intelsat also offers seamless service for voice, data and video transmission unmatched in the industry. With the globalization of content, broadband, telecom, HD and IPTV fueling next-generation growth, the ever expanding universe of satellite services are the cornerstones of today’s Intelsat. Real-time, advanced communications with people anywhere in the world is closer, by far.
 
 

Luncheon, September 09th
 


With capacity commercialised on 24 satellites providing coverage across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat Communications is one of the world\'s three leading satellite operators and Europe’s largest satellite operator. Eutelsat’s satellites broadcast over 3,000 channels, including over 40 in HDTV. More than 1,100 channels broadcast from the Group’s HOT BIRD™ location, a world-leading video neighbourhood serving over 120 million satellite and cable homes. The Group’s satellites also serve requirements for fixed and mobile telecommunications and professional video services. Eutelsat’s broadband affiliate, Skylogic, provides broadband services for consumers, enterprises and public agencies, as well as for rail, maritime and in-flight markets. Headquartered in Paris, the Group employs 538 commercial, technical and operational experts from 27 countries. Eutelsat Communications is listed on Euronext Paris: ETL.
 
 

Refreshment Break; September 09th, Afternoon
 


Telenor Satellite Broadcasting is part of Telenor Broadcast, one of the three core businesses of Norway’s leading communications operator, Telenor ASA. Telenor Satellite Broadcasting provides extensive television broadcasting services for distribution, contribution and occasional applications to all the Nordic Broadcasters and many other broadcasters throughout Europe, using its hybrid network comprised of (three) satellites, terrestrial circuits and earth stations. Additionally, it provides fixed satellite communication and uplinking services for data and remote Internet applications together with VSAT and broadband services in Europe and the Middle East. Visit the company’s website at www.telenorsbc.com.
 
 

Cocktail Reception, September 09th
 

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a highly diversified global enterprise principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture and integration of advanced-technology systems, products and services. The Corporation’s core businesses span space and telecommunications, electronics, information and services, aeronautics, and energy. Lockheed Martin designs and builds both Commercial and Military communication satellites, Commercial Launch Services and a variety of other products and services.
 
 

Themed Breakfast, September 10th
 


Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) designs and builds satellites and systems for commercial and government customers around the world. As the leading provider of high-power commercial satellites, the company works closely with a broad range of international satellite operators and service providers to deliver spacecraft for fixed and mobile satellite services, direct-to-home television, digital audio radio, broadband Internet, and a variety of other services. With a 50 year history and more than 1,400 cumulative on-orbit service years logged, SS/L uses its space proven, heritage design as the reliable foundation for incremental technology advances that help customers meet their business objectives. SS/L is a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications (NASDAQ:LORL).
 
 

Luncheon, September 10th
 


Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems (S&IS) is the world\'s leading manufacturer of geostationary satellites. With designs that support mobile communications, weather, global positioning and military communications, Boeing recently marked 2,500 years of accumulated satellite service, and one in three satellites operating today was built by Boeing. The company has proposed its most capable and flexible spacecraft design, the Boeing 702, in its bid for the U.S. Air Force\'s Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), as well as NASA\'s next-generation Geostationary Environmental Operational Satellite (GOES)-R. Boeing builds these spacecraft at its satellite manufacturing facility in El Segundo, Calif.
 
 

Refreshment Break, September 10th Afternoon
 


Nilesat is an Investment Egyptian Company established in July 1996. It has launched 2 satellites at 7˚W. (Nilesat 101 & 102). Additional leased Space capacity on AB4 satellite operating also at 7˚W (called Nilesat 103). Nilesat currently broadcast 446 TV channels, of which 78% are FTA. Nilesat services include Digital Video Broadcasting and Broadband services. Nilesat has signed contract with Thales Alenia space to manufacture and deliver in-Orbit Nilesat 201 which is expected to launch in Q1 2009, carrying 24 KU band transponders and 4 KA band transponders in the same orbital position.
 
 

Cocktail Reception, September 10th
 


Thales Alenia Space European leader in satellite systems and at the forefront of orbital infrastructures, Thales Alenia Space is owned by Thales (67%) and Finmeccanica (33%) and forms with Telespazio, the “Space Alliance”. The company is a worldwide reference in telecoms, radar and optical Earth observation, defense and security, navigation and science. With 7200 employees and 11 industrial sites, Thales Alenia Space is located in France, Italy, Spain and Belgium. www.thalesaleniaspace.com
 
 

Themed Breakfast, September 11th
 


Integral Systems (ISI) is today’s leading independent ground system provider. Our offerings range from just SCC subsystem, with our EPOCH IPS COTS product, to full turnkey systems including antenna and RF solutions, depending on the needs of our customers. When needed, we subcontract with leading providers with whom we have past experience from other programs. Based on this and the complimentary nature of the offerings, ISI actually elected to acquire two of them over the past 5 years, namely SAT Corp. for communication monitoring and Newpoint Technologies for equipment and network management. Currently, ISI ground systems products are used to operate or is under contract to operate over 120 GEO commercial, military, and civil communication and weather satellites worldwide and well over 200 satellite programs, including LEO (Low EarthOrbiting) and Deep Space missions. Some typical examples of ISI customers around the World include EUMETSAT, NSPO, US Air Force, NOAA, Panamsat, SES NewSkies, Echostar, SATMEX, MEASAT, SAR-Lupe, BSAT, JCSAT, Vinasat, RASCOM, Hispasat/Hisdesat."
 
 

Refreshment Break, September 11th, Morning
 


Sea Launch Company, LLC, headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., offers the most direct and cost-effective route to geostationary orbit for commercial communications satellites. With the advantage of a launch site on the Equator, the robust Zenit-3SL rocket can lift a heavier mass or provide longer life on orbit, offering best value plus optimized spacecraft orbital delivery. Sea Launch also offers launch services for medium weight satellites - Land Launch - initiating from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan. For more information, please visit the Sea Launch website at: www.sea-launch.com
 
 

Luncheon, September 11th
 

SpaceX’s Falcon launch vehicles are designed to increase the reliability of space transportation while providing unparalleled value and service. Falcon's family of launch vehicles can accommodate most light, medium and heavy lift requirements into any inclination and altitude, including geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). With a robust manifest varying from small LEO satellites, to medium-size GEO satellites, to cargo for the International Space Station (ISS), the Falcon launch vehicle has been endorsed by customers around the globe including NASA, the US Air Force and numerous US and international satellite operators.
 
 

Exhibitor
 


SES (Euronext Paris, Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) is the world’s pre-eminent satellite operator. SES operates through three market-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA, SES AMERICOM and SES NEW SKIES. Via a satellite fleet of outstanding technical reliability and global reach, these companies provide transmission capacity as well as platform and application services for media, enterprise and government customers to an area which is home to 99% of the world’s population. www.ses.com
 
 

 


Arianespace is the world’s leading launch Service & Solutions company, delivering innovative services and solutions to its customers since 1980. Backed by 23 shareholders and by the European Space Agency, Arianespace offers an unrivalled family of launch vehicles, comprising Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega, and an international workforce renowned for their development of excellence. As of January 1st, 2008, Arianespace has launched 254 satellites including more than 50% of the commercial satellites now in service worldwide and the company has a steady order backlog of more than 25 Ariane 5 missions and nearly 10 Soyuz flights, representing more than 3 years of launch activity. More information on www.arianespace.com
 
 

 


Astrium is a truly global space industry leader with extensive prime contractorship experience and an international reputation for excellence across all sectors of the space business – satellite systems, launchers, and space-based services. The company is a world leader in the design and manufacture of satellite systems, with business activities covering civil and military telecommunications and Earth observation, science and navigation programmes, together with a complete range of associated ground infrastructure and space equipment. A wholly-owned subsidiary of EADS, Astrium posted a 2007 turnover of €3.55 billion and employs around 12,000 people in France, Germany, the UK, Spain and the Netherlands
 
 

 


SAAB SPACE is a well-known supplier of highly reliable equipment for satellites and launchers worldwide. Saab Space dominates the commercial world market for adapters and separation systems for launchers. More recent products include lowshock separation devices and modular Payload Adapter Systems (PAS) serving a multitude of launcher options. Saab Space is a long-standing supplier of satellite equipment such as antennas, microwave electronics and computer systems. These equipments are used in all kinds of applications from telecom payloads through earth observation missions to deep space research and navigation. Saab Space guidance computers control the trajectory of the Ariane-5 launcher, scientific sounding rockets and, in the future also the smaller European launch vehicle Vega. Orbital Satellite Services Ltd. (OSSL) is an On Orbit Satellite servicing
 
 

 


With a 30-year heritage, Arabsat offers the Middle-East & Africa world an unrivalled range of satellite communications services: Direct-to-Home TV & Radio, telephony, Internet, Broadband, VSATs, plus other services meeting current and emerging demand. Arabsat currently carries 340+ TV channels reaching a 164 Million viewers audience and keeps expanding its services in order to meet the evolving needs of its customers. In the Arab world alone, its 26°E "hot-spot" has become the video neighbourhood of choice. Its aggressive fleet deployment of one new satellite per year from 2008 to 2011, including its brand new BADR-6, enables Arabsat to now deliver an unparalleled level of services in the MENA region -- and far beyond, with ultimate flexibility and unmatched reliability thks to true in-orbit back-up. With a fully integrated fleet of satellites operating all frequency bands over the whole Middle-East, Europe and Africa, Arabsat now allows its customers to deliver content to audiences or end-users farther than ever. More: www.arabsat.com
 
 

 

Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are an essential part of all communications and Cisco IP networking solutions are the foundation of these networks. As organizations drive towards network-centricity, Cisco recognizes the need to enhance availability, reliability, mobility and survivability of networks and interconnected systems. Cisco is committed to providing secure end-to-end solutions and leadership in the support of the ongoing transformation to merged space to ground infrastructure. For more information on Cisco, visit www.cisco.com/go/space
 
 

Internet Lounge & WIFI
 


SES (Euronext Paris, Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) is the world’s pre-eminent satellite operator. SES operates through three market-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA, SES AMERICOM and SES NEW SKIES. Via a satellite fleet of outstanding technical reliability and global reach, these companies provide transmission capacity as well as platform and application services for media, enterprise and government customers to an area which is home to 99% of the world’s population. www.ses.com
 
 

Satchels
 


With capacity commercialised on 24 satellites providing coverage across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat Communications is one of the world\'s three leading satellite operators and Europe’s largest satellite operator. Eutelsat’s satellites broadcast over 3,000 channels, including over 40 in HDTV. More than 1,100 channels broadcast from the Group’s HOT BIRD™ location, a world-leading video neighbourhood serving over 120 million satellite and cable homes. The Group’s satellites also serve requirements for fixed and mobile telecommunications and professional video services. Eutelsat’s broadband affiliate, Skylogic, provides broadband services for consumers, enterprises and public agencies, as well as for rail, maritime and in-flight markets. Headquartered in Paris, the Group employs 538 commercial, technical and operational experts from 27 countries. Eutelsat Communications is listed on Euronext Paris: ETL.
 
 

Pocket Guide Program
 


The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) is the Russian state satellite operator with global coverage. RSCC possesses and operates 11 GEO satellites providing services in C-, Ku-, and L- bands. The satellites are positioned between 14 W and 140 E, and cover the territory from Eastern coast of America to Australia. RSCC provides a wide range of communications services via its satellite fleet and terrestrial facilities: TV and radio broadcasting, contribution and distribution, occasional use, telephony, data, Internet, video conferencing, VSAT networks. With Express-AM33 satellite launched in January 2008 RSCC commenced a new renovation program that includes 15 spacecraft to be launched till 2015. The next satellites to be delivered into orbit in 2008 are Express-AM44 and Express-MD1.
 
 

Delegates’ List
 


The Isle of Man is dedicated to providing a financial and regulatory environment specifically tailored to meet the needs of the satellite communications industry. With a Zero Rate of Corporate Tax for Space Based Businesses, a strong economy \'AAA\' rated by both Standard & Poor\'s and Moody\'s and a stable political foundation celebrating 1,029 years of continuous parliamentary government in 2008, our goal is to provide an environment that will allow space-based businesses to thrive. For more information, please visit www.spaceisle.com
 
 

Lanyards
 


Inmarsat is the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications. The company has an unrivalled heritage, capitalising on more than 28 years’ experience to offer a range of voice and broadband data services for use at sea, on land and in the air. A constellation of ten geostationary satellites support global communications for governments, international aid agencies, and a wide range of commercial sectors – including the media, oil and gas, construction, finance, maritime, and aeronautical industries. Inmarsat recently announced plans to launch a third Inmarsat-4 satellite to complete the global coverage for its advanced BGAN, SwiftBroadband and FleetBroadband services. More information can be found at www.inmarsat.com.
 
 

Proceedings’ Insert
 


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E-proceedings
 


WildBlue provides high-speed broadband Internet access to more than 325,000 consumers and small businesses in rural areas in the U.S. that can’t get high-speed Internet service from cable or phone companies. WildBlue offers Internet access speeds up to 30 times faster than traditional dial-up, with a variety of service packages available for home and small office. The only equipment needed is a WildBlue mini dish and a WildBlue modem, plus a clear view of the southern sky. A partnership with Google provides WildBlue customers with email functionality and a WildBlue.net home page. Customers receive high quality, responsive customer care by calling U.S.-based call center partners at 1-866-WildBlue (945-3258). WildBlue service and equipment is sold by local satellite TV dealers as well as select National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative telephone and electric companies. WildBlue Communications, Inc. is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado. More information is available at wildblue.com.
 
 
 
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