14 July 1998
Source: Hardcopy from the US Senate Subcommittee on International Security,
Proliferation and Federal Affairs, Committee on Governmental Affairs. Thanks
to Julie Sander. These were distributed by Chair Senator Cochran at the July
8, 1998 hearing.
See a July 8 NSA brief on the Chinese satellite encryption device:
http://jya.com/nsa-ttc.htm
And related July 9 news story:
http://jya.com/sat-device.htm
Transcription of two sheets of colored tables:
[Sheet one]
July 6, 1998 | ||||||
State DepartmentChina Satellite Licenses |
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Company | Satellite | Customer | License/ Launch Date |
TAA From State? |
TTCP Required? |
DoD Monitors Required? |
Hughes | Asiasat-1 | Asia Satellite Telecom, Hong Kong |
12/20/89 4/7/90 |
YES | YES | YES |
Hughes | Optus-B1 | OPTUS Networks (Australia) |
5/2/91 8/14/92 |
YES | YES | YES |
Hughes | Optus-B2 | OPTUS Networks (Australia) |
5/2/91 12/21/92 (failed) |
YES | YES | YES |
Hughes | Apstar-1 | APT Satellite Co. Ltd. Hong Kong |
4/5/93 7/21/94 |
YES | YES | YES |
Hughes | Apstar-2 | APT Satellite Co. Ltd. Hong Kong |
4/5/93 MTCR Sanctions |
YES | YES | YES |
Loral | Intelsat VIIA | Intelsat | 7/14/93 2/14/96 (failed) |
YES | YES | YES |
[Sheet two]
July 6, 1998 | ||||||
Commerce DepartmentChina Satellite Licenses |
||||||
Company | Satellite | Customer | License/ Launch Date |
TAA From State? |
TTCP Required? |
DoD Monitors Required? |
Martin Marietta | Asiasat-2 | Asia Satellite Telecom, Hong Kong |
1/7/94 11/28/95 |
YES | YES Per State TAA |
YES |
Hughes | Apstar-2 (Model 601) |
APT Satellite Co. Ltd. Hong Kong |
2/1/94 1/26/95 |
NO | NO | NO |
Hughes | Optus-B3 | OPTUS Networks (Australia) |
4/6/94 8/28/94 |
NO | NO | NO |
Martin Marietta | Echostar-1 | Echostar DBS Corp., USA |
8/10/94 12/28/95 |
NO | NO | NO |
Martin Marietta | Echostar-2 | Echostar DBS Corp., USA |
8/10/94 Cancelled |
NO | NO | NO |
Hughes | Apstar-1A | APT Satellite Co. Ltd. Hong Kong |
6/23/95 7/3/96 |
YES | YES Per State TAA |
NO |
Loral | Apstar-2R | APT Satellite Co. Ltd. Hong Kong |
12/30/95 10/16/97 |
YES | YES Per State TAA |
YES |
Hughes | Chinasat-7 | China Telecom. Broadcast Satellite Corp. |
2/9/96 8/18/96 |
NO | NO | NO |
Loral | Mabuhay | Mabuhay Philippines Satellite Corp. |
2/9/96 8/19/97 |
YES | YES Per State TAA |
YES |
Lockheed-Martin | ChinaStar-1 | China Orient Telecom. Satellite Co. Ltd. |
2/10/96 5/30/98 |
NO | NO | NO* |
Motorola | Iridium | Iridium LLC | 3/31/97 Various |
YES | YES Per State TAA |
YES |
Loral | ChinaSat-8 | China National Postal and Telecom Appliances Corp. |
3/24/98 Future launch |
YES | YES Per State TAA |
YES |
*Monitors not required but present due to contractor request or other circumstances |
[Congressional Record: July 8, 1998 (Digest)] [Page D731-D732] From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:cr08jy98-1] Wednesday, July 8, 1998 Daily Digest Senate SATELLITE EXPORT CONTROLS Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services concluded hearings to examine whether the Department of Commerce commercial satellite export control policy and process toward China is adequate to prevent technology transfers which pose a threat to United States security, after receiving testimony from John D. Holum, Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs; William A. Reinsch, Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration; and Frank W. Miller, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. [Note: According to Julie Sander no testimony was presented at the hearing. Chair Senator Cochran distributed charts and documents. Three of the documents (15 pp.) describe Hughes Aircraft Company's 1992-93 application for commercial satellite export license and conditions for transfer of data and technology. Copies Hughes' November 30, 1992 request (9 pp.) and a Commerce response (2 pp.) are poor but are being transcribed. See the third (4 pp.) describing concerns of the Department of Defense.