Communication Satellite Operators

Globalstar provides affordable and reliable mobile voice and data communications when beyond cellular services. The company operates the Globalstar constellation of LEO telephony and data satellites.

DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider based in El Segundo, California and is a subsidiary of AT&T. The company operates television broadcast satellites & provide satellite TV packages to end consumers.

The Ciel Satellite Group, located in Ottawa, is a privately-held Canadian satellite operator offering the highest quality, competitively priced space segment to customers throughout North, Central and South America. Ciel provides leading edge communications platforms enabling a full range of affordable satellite services.

AsiaSat is a commercial operator of communication spacecraft. AsiaSat is based in Hong Kong with two major shareholders, CITIC and Carlyle Asia Partners IV, L.P.

DLR GfR mbH is a company providing reliable, safe and secure aerospace services. DLR GfR mbH operates and manages the constellation of Galileo satellites from the Galileo Control Center in Oberpfaffenhofen/ Germany.

DLR GfR has implemented a technical infrastructure which satisfies availability requirements of 99.99% and is maintained on a 24/7 basis.

SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation is the only provider of multichannel pay TV broadcasting and satellite communications in Japan, and the largest in Asia and Oceania. The Company’s operations are broadly divided into two segments: Media and Space.

KT SAT (wholly owned by KT Corp., the largest telecom/media service provider in Korea), is the only Satellite Service Provider in Korea. Since the establishment of Kumsan Satellite Center (Teleport) in 1970, KT SAT has been leading the nation’s satellite communication and broadcasting industry through 6 satellite launches (Koreasat-1,-2,-3,-5,-6 and -8) and service operations.

Founded in 1976 by the 21 member-states of the Arab League, Arabsat has been serving the growing needs of the Arab world for over 40 years, operating from its headquarter in Riyadh-KSA and two Satellite control stations in Riyadh and Tunis. The company operates the Arabsat and BADR series of communications satellites.

ABS is a young and fast growing global satellite operator, with an entrepreneurial and creative business approach. Headquarters in Bermuda, ABS has offices in the United States, UAE, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia and Hong Kong.

Avanti Communications Group is a leading satellite operator, providing Ka-band satellite data communications services across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa

The company operates the Hylas series of communications satellites.