ORBCOMM ESTABLISHES COMMUNICATION WITH EIGHTH SATELLITE All satellites now undergoing on-orbit testing DULLES, VA December 30, 1997 – ORBCOMM Global, L.P. (ORBCOMM), the first provider of commercial global low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite data and messaging communications services, today announced that its Network Control Center has established ground communication with all eight new satellites that were launched on December 23 aboard an Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus® XL rocket. The eighth satellite appears to be healthy and is currently undergoing initial check-out. "We are happy to have established communication with the remaining satellite," said Alan Parker, ORBCOMM president and CEO. "Following comprehensive testing, we plan to have a working constellation of ten satellites. Our success this week is a testament to the technical know-how and commitment of the ORBCOMM and Orbital engineers, many of whom worked through the holidays to establish communication and begin testing these satellites." ORBCOMM is a mobile satellite service provider offering high-value, two-way data and messaging communications globally through international service licensees and in the U.S. through value-added resellers and direct sales. ORBCOMM applications include monitoring of industrial assets such as pipelines, storage tanks, and construction equipment; tracking of mobile assets such as trailers, railcars and shipping containers; and two-way message communications in the recreational, commercial, military and automotive markets. ORBCOMM is a partnership owned by Orbital Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ: ORBI), Teleglobe Inc. of Canada (NYSE and Montreal: TGO) and Technology Resources Industries Bhd. of Malaysia. Orbital is a space technology company that designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of space products and satellite-based services. Teleglobe Inc. is a leader in the intercontinental telecommunications industry. Its main subsidiaries and divisions are Teleglobe Canada Inc. (Canada’s overseas carrier), Teleglobe International Corporation, Teleglobe World Mobility and Teleglobe Enterprises. Technology Resources Industries Bhd., a publicly traded holding company, controls the largest cellular operator in Malaysia. For more editorial information or for photographs, please contact: For media inquiries, please contact one of the individuals listed below: Devon Nagle Shandwick 410.558.2100 dnagle@shandwick.com Barbara Rudolph Miller/Shandwick Technologies 617.351.4138 brudolph@miller.shandwick.com Wende Cover ORBCOMM 703.406.5774 cover.wende@orbcomm.com For more information on ORBCOMM services, please call 1-800-ORBCOMM.