AURORA, Colo., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company announced the
successful ground system integration and delivery of the ECLIPSE(R) command
and control software to Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS) for integration into
Hughes Network System's SPACEWAY satellite network.
Hughes Network Systems is procuring three Boeing 702 satellites from BSS
with the first SPACEWAY satellite scheduled to launch in 2004 over North
America. The SPACEWAY broadband satellite network will provide full-mesh
connectivity for efficient delivery of high-bandwidth services.
Raytheon provided the system integration and test of the SPACEWAY
satellite ground control system at control center sites in Texas, Colorado,
and California. The ground control system consists of Boeing-provided control
centers, support facilities and satellite operational procedures; Raytheon's
command and control software, hardware and baseband equipment.
"The SPACEWAY program illustrates Raytheon's success as a ground system
integrator," said Ray Kolibaba, vice president of Space Systems. "The work
highlights our ability in adding additional spacecraft types (a commercial
Boeing 702 spacecraft) to the list of ECLIPSE(R) applications."
Scheduled for service launch in 2004, SPACEWAY will provide full-mesh
connectivity for efficient delivery of high-bandwidth services. In addition to
its unique peer-to-peer architecture, SPACEWAY incorporates many other
advanced features-such as packet switching, spot beams, and bandwidth-on-
demand. It operates in the Ka-band and is expected to open up a wealth of
opportunities for delivering high-speed multimedia services to North American
enterprises.
Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (HNS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes
Electronics Corporation (HUGHES), is the world's leading provider of broadband
satellite network solutions for businesses and consumers, with more than
500,000 systems ordered or shipped to customers in 85 countries. HNS pioneered
the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services, which it
markets globally under the DIRECWAY(R) brand. In addition, HNS is a leading
manufacturer of DIRECTV(R) satellite television receivers, having shipped more
than 12 million to date.
Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, HNS
maintains sales and support offices worldwide. The earnings of HUGHES, a unit
of General Motors Corporation, are used to calculate the earnings attributable
to the General Motors Class H common stock (NYSE: GMH). To learn more about
HNS, please visit http://www.hns.com.
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2002 sales of $16.8 billion, is an
industry leader in defense, government and commercial electronics, space,
information technology, technical services, and business and special mission
aircraft. With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon employs more than
76,000 people worldwide.
Notes to editors:
Raytheon's ECLIPSE(R) software is successfully operating both commercial
and government space assets, including N-SAT-110, ICO and NASA's EOS, UARS,
and ERBS programs. Additionally, the ECLIPSE(R) software is slated for
operation in the SUPERBIRD-6, SPACEWAY, and NPOESS programs.
ECLIPSE(R) is a trademark of Raytheon Company. Other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
HUGHES, Hughes Network Systems, DIRECWAY, and SPACEWAY are trademarks of
Hughes Electronics Corporation. DIRECTV is a registered trademark of DIRECTV,
Inc.
Contact:
Sarah Hoyt
303.344.6608
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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