Business Units: Space Systems/Loral

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Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been designing, manufacturing and integrating satellites and space systems for a wide variety of commercial and government customers for more than 50 years. Its products include mid–and high–powered satellites designed for applications such as fixed satellite services ("FSS"), direct–to–home ("DTH") broadcasting, mobile satellite services ("MSS"), broadband data distribution, wireless telephony, digital radio, digital mobile broadcasting, military communications, weather monitoring and air traffic management.

SS/L customers have included such satellite service providers and government organizations as APT Satellite, AsiaSat, DIRECTV, DISH Networks, EchoStar, Globalstar, Hisdesat, Hispasat, ICO, Intelsat, Japan's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation Bureau, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Optus (SingTel), SatMex, SES, Thaicom, Sirius XM Radio, Telesat, TerreStar Networks, WildBlue Communications, and XTAR.

Since its inception, SS/L has delivered more than 220 satellites, which together have achieved more than 1,500 years of cumulative on–orbit service; many of these satellites significantly exceeded design life expectations. SS/L's satellite platform provides the flexibility to meet a broad range of customer requirements for the world's most powerful commercial satellites with up to 25 kilowatts of power. The capacity offered on these satellites ranges from one to as many as 150 transponders.

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