The provision of consulting services to others in respect of communication satellite design, construction, procurement, operation and testing; the monitoring of quality control for others in satellite and spacecraft construction by third parties; the design of earth stations for others for use in satellite communication systems; the provision of mission assistance service particularly in the field of telemetry and command functions to aid others in placing communication satellites into proper orbit and in transferring satellites from one orbit to another; the design of computer software for others with respect to the foregoing services