ORBCOMM Announces New Gateway Earth Station in Kazakhstan.

DULLES, Va. -- ORBCOMM, a global satellite telecommunications company, today announced it has commissioned a new Gateway Earth Station in Almaty, Kazakhstan, near the southern border with China. The new station will be fully operational by December 1, 2005.

Gateway Earth Stations (GES) are terrestrial links to the ORBCOMM network of low-earth orbit satellites. This new GES provides a 1,500-mile coverage radius enabling ORBCOMM to pursue regulatory approvals to expand near real time service into parts of China, Russia and the Middle East through the ORBCOMM low-earth orbit satellite network.

LeoSat LLC, the country representative for Kazakhstan, has started marketing satellite data services to transportation, oil, gas, utility and government customers in Kazakhstan, which has significant undeveloped petroleum reserves. This new GES is ORBCOMM's latest effort to advance its international growth strategy, bringing the number of operating stations to 13.

ORBCOMM and its international network of licensees and representatives hold regulatory approvals to provide satellite data communications in more than 50 jurisdictions around the world. The commissioning of this new GES allows ORBCOMM's international value-added resellers to immediately begin deploying ORBCOMM subscriber communicator units in this rapidly developing region.

"The commissioning of this Gateway Earth Station in Kazakhstan is an important milestone for ORBCOMM as we continue driving our international growth strategy through the expansion of our global network," Jerry Eisenberg, chief executive officer of ORBCOMM, said.

"The near real time access to the ORBCOMM network that this GES will provide is an ideal mechanism for tracking, monitoring and controlling remote assets throughout the region. This is an opportunity that has been underserved by existing wireless carriers up until now," Jury Tarnopolsky, president of LeoSat, said. "The combination of continuous coverage and low-cost access is a boon to companies seeking a reliable and cost-effective solution to secure their capital assets."

About ORBCOMM

ORBCOMM is a wireless telecommunications company that provides reliable, cost effective data communications services to customers around the world through its unique low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite network and global ground infrastructure. A diverse customer base, including industry leaders General Electric, Caterpillar Inc., Volvo Group, XATA, and AirIQ, uses ORBCOMM services to track, monitor and control mobile and fixed assets including trucks, containers, marine vessels, locomotives, heavy machinery, pipelines, oil wells, utility meters and storage tanks anywhere in the world. For more information call 1-800-ORBCOMM or visit its Web site at www.orbcomm.com.

About LeoSat LLC

LeoSat is the country representative for Kazakhstan founded in 2003 by a leading construction services company with strong government relations in Kazakhstan. LeoSat has recruited a team of dedicated satellite and application engineers over the past two years to support its customers and solution vendors in order to provide satellite-based services to a variety of industries in the region. For more information, please contact LeoSat at: (Phone) + 7 3272 610525, 728527 (E-mail) [e-mail] or (FAX) + 7 3272 610525.

This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding ORBCOMM's expected commercial operations. These forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and ORBCOMM's actual results and operations may be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements.