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Roger Rusch President
TelAstra, Inc. |
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TelAstra is an objective management consulting
firm dedicated to universal communications service. The company counsels service
operators, system producers, and investors in business and financial aspects of the
telecommunications industry. Mr. Rusch is a pioneer in the satellite communications
industry with 38 years of contributions to space technology. He has been responsible for
the management of all aspects of satellite manufacturing including design, systems
engineering, production, testing, and business development. He has held senior positions
at Hughes Space and Communications Group, Space Systems / Loral (then Ford Aerospace), and
TRW. Managed the construction and launch of INTELSAT IV satellites, including the
satellite that was used to relay the first television pictures of President Nixon's visit
to China in 1972.
- First program manager and Technical Director for the highly reliable INTELSAT V series
of satellites. These satellites were first launched in 1980 and were the work horses of
the fleet for more than 15 years.
- Director of Systems Engineering and Integration for the TRW Federal Systems Division
which managed the NASA programs including TDRSS, Space Station Studies, AXAF, GRO
(Compton), and OMV.
- Creator, inventor, architect, (vice president) for Odyssey™, a concept for
providing Mobile Satellite Services to personal telephones. Odyssey™ was one of six
"Big LEO" systems for personal communications.
- Member of the FCC Negotiated Rule Making Committees for the Big LEO deliberations and
the 27.5 GHz to 29.5 GHz (Ka) band.
- Successfully coordinated use of spectrum for mobile services with Iridium and
Globalstar, feeder links with Iridium and the GEO Ka-band systems, navigation with
Glonass, and the radioastronomy service.
- U.S. Delegate to WARC'92, WRC-95, and the World Telecommunications Policy Forum in
Geneva, October, 1996.
- Publisher of COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE DATA BASES for the past 15 years. These data
provide comprehensive records of the cost, schedule, technical, and operational
performance of all the communications satellites built and launched.
- Prepared two comprehensive studies for the European Space Agency called Financial and
Business Evaluation of New MultiMedia Satellite Systems. Part 1 (Ka-band) and Part 2 (Q/V
and Ka-band update).
- Recipient of several patents for inventions in the field of space communications. The
patents for Odyssey were sold to ICO Global for US$150 M.
- Participant in advisory panels including the National Academy of Sciences, keynote
speaker for three major industry conferences and author of numerous papers on satellite
communications.
Mr. Rusch received the BS degree in Physics from Iowa State University and two post
graduate degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering from the University of Southern
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