Christopher Galvin: Stargazing Again At Motorola
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Here on earth, Motorola is having a tough time in the cell-phone business. Maybe that's what keeps CEO Christopher Galvin gazing at the skies. Anyway, he just approved a $12.9 billion global satellite video- and data-transmission system. Called the Celestri System, it will include 72 satellites in various orbits.
Celestri is not Motorola's first foray into the market for satellite services. It spearheaded the $5 billion Iridium system, slated to go into operation in 1998, and is building 66 small satellites for the project.