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OHB SE: LuxSpace and ORBCOMM awarded with multi-year contract by European
Maritime Safety Agency
01.08.2016 / 16:56
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Betzdorf, Luxembourg and Rochelle Park, NJ, USA, 1st August 2016
Today LuxSpace Sàrl, an affiliate of OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN:
DE0005936124), and its partner, ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), announced the
award of a four-year satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) data
service framework contract with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).
Headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, EMSA is one of the largest consolidators
of AIS data and is responsible for maritime safety, pollution-by-ship
monitoring and ship security for the European Union and its Member States.
The EMSA framework contract is funded for up to 10.2 Million Euro for the
fixed 4-year service period. The contract award was the result of a
competitive bidding process among providers of space-based AIS data
services.
LuxSpace will provide ORBCOMM's global real-time data feed of satellite-
based AIS (SAT-AIS) data, which will be used by EMSA, other EU agencies and
EU Member States for ship tracking and other maritime navigational, safety
and security applications.
"We are very pleased to be selected by EMSA as their SAT-AIS data service
partner," said Thomas Görlach, Managing Director of LuxSpace. "This
achievement is an important step in our roadmap to establish further
innovative services based on our next generation micro satellite product
line, Triton-X."
"The EMSA contract is a great win for ORBCOMM and our partner, LuxSpace,
and we look forward to providing industry-leading satellite AIS data
services to EMSA and its member states. ORBCOMM's AIS service delivers
comprehensive and reliable global coverage with high refresh rates, which
provides a complete situational picture of vessel activity worldwide", said
Marc Eisenberg, ORBCOMM's Chief Executive Officer.
Since 2009 LuxSpace has been in the SAT-AIS business both as micro-
satellite manufacturer and AIS data service provider. LuxSpace, under
contract with ORBCOMM, built two AIS-enabled satellites (VesselSat 1 &
VesselSat 2), which were operated by ORBCOMM and provided AIS data services
to various customers around the globe. Currently, an advanced AIS micro-
satellite is under development using the LuxSpace Triton-2 platform through
a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA).
Jochen Harms, Coordinator of OHB Services added: "The successful
development of space-based services by LuxSpace also supports and
strengthens the position of the OHB Group in their service and application
business."
About LuxSpace Sàrl
LuxSpace Sarl of Luxembourg is an affiliate of OHB SE (Prime Standard,
ISIN: DE0005936124), one of the three large space-systems companies in
Europe. LuxSpace employs 43 high skilled personnel and provides know-how in
the fields of space system engineering, micro satellite manufacturing,
satellite simulator software development, communication subsystems for
geostationary satellites and space based service application
development.LuxSpace is also a recognised leading European partner in the
domain of space-borne AIS (SAT-AIS).
Starting in 2008 LuxSpace is active in several technical aspects of SAT-
AIS, from receiver development, payload design to satellite manufacturing.
The launch of VesselSat 1 & 2 in 2011 and 2012 marked an important
milestone in the LuxSpace company history.
Furthermore, LuxSpace has a strong service business with specific focus on
AIS (Automatic Information System).
About ORBCOMM Inc.
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) is a leading global provider of Machine-to-
Machine (M2M) communication solutions and the only commercial satellite
network dedicated to M2M. ORBCOMM's unique combination of global satellite,
cellular and dual-mode network connectivity, hardware, web reporting
applications and software is the M2M industry's most complete service
offering. Our solutions are designed to remotely track, monitor, and
control fixed and mobile assets in core vertical markets including
transportation & distribution, heavy equipment, industrial fixed assets,
oil & gas, maritime, mining and government. In addition, ORBCOMM provides
Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services for vessel tracking to
improve maritime safety to government and commercial customers worldwide.
With nearly 20 years of innovation and expertise in M2M, ORBCOMM has more
than 1.6 million user terminals with a diverse customer base including
premier OEMs such as Caterpillar Inc., Doosan Infracore America, Hitachi
Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., John Deere, Komatsu Ltd., and Volvo
Construction Equipment, as well as end-to-end solutions customers such as
C&S Wholesale, Canadian National Railways, CR England, Hub Group, KLLM
Transport Services, Marten Transport, Swift Transportation, Target,
Tropicana, Tyson Foods, Walmart and Werner Enterprises. For more
information, visit www.orbcomm.com.
Contact:
Dr. Thomas Görlach
Managing Director
LuxSpace Sarl
Phone: +352 267890 4000
Fax: +352 267890 4049
E-mail goerlach@luxspace.lu
Michelle Ferris
Director of Corporate Communications
ORBCOMM Inc.
Phone: +1 703 433 6516
Email: ferris.michelle@orbcomm.com
Contact OHB SE:
Investor Relations
Martina Lilienthal
Tel.: +49 421 - 2020-720
Fax: +49 421 - 2020-613
E-Mail: martina.lilienthal@ohb.de
Corporate Communications
Martin Stade
Tel.: +49 421 - 2020-620
Fax: +49 421 - 2020-9898
E-Mail: martin.stade@ohb.de
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Language: English
Company: OHB SE
Karl-Ferdinand-Braun-Str. 8
28359 Bremen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)421 2020 8
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E-mail: ir@ohb.de
Internet: www.ohb.de
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