Calian Technology Ltd. - Sed Systems Inc. Wins Koreasat 3 Contract 
  Kent McKerlie, Project Director of SED Systems Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Calian Technology Ltd., announces that the Company has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to supply satellite test and monitoring systems for the KoreaSat 3 program. Under the terms of the several million dollar contract, SED will provide a Network Control Centre (NCC), and an In-orbit Test (IOT)/ Communication System Monitor (CSM), to be installed at Yong-In, Korea. A backup CSM will be provided and installed at Dae-Jeon, Korea. SED's contract duration for these systems is 18 months.
  Lockheed Martin, located in Sunnyvale, California, has been contracted by Korea Telecom to manufacture the communications satellite and provide ground systems for the control, test and monitoring of the satellite.
  SED Systems Inc. is a supplier of satellite ground systems which include In-orbit Test, Satellite Spectrum Monitoring, and Telemetry, Tracking and Command Systems, and Satellite Control Facilities. Customer support includes development of satellite test procedures, on-site satellite test and commissioning, and long term satellite operations. SED's customers include Lockheed Marti, Hughes Space and Communications, Space Systems Loral, Inmarsat and Intelsat.
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