Intelsat General Part of Team Selected to Build New Satellite Navigation Payload for the Federal Aviation Administration
April 16 2018 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Payload Hosted on Intelsat’s Galaxy 30 Satellite to Aid Aircraft
Navigation Precision Approaches
Intelsat General, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat (NYSE:
I), operator of the world’s first Globalized Network, today
announced that it is part of a team of companies awarded a new task
order by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop and
operate a satellite payload to aid aircraft navigation,
particularly precision approaches to airports without dependence on
ground-based infrastructure.
The payload will be part of the FAA’s Wide Area Augmentation
System (WAAS) that corrects and enhances information provided by
Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to give commercial and
civilian pilots more precise approach and departure guidance. WAAS
provides safety improvements in the National Air Space and has been
operational since 2003. This hosted payload, known as Geostationary
Earth Satellite (GEO) 7, is the seventh payload delivering a
continuous and robust signal in space across the contiguous United
States and Alaska. This payload is part of an ongoing WAAS
constellation replenishment/sustainment effort by the FAA.
Leidos, a global science and technology leader, is the lead
company on the task order which has a four-year development phase
followed by a 10-year operations and maintenance phase. Intelsat
General is hosting a similar WAAS payload (GEO 3) on Intelsat’s
Galaxy 15 satellite.
“We encourage other federal agencies with critical space
missions to follow the FAA’s lead and take advantage of the value
and speed a commercially hosted payload can deliver,” said Skot
Butler, President of Intelsat General. “This new payload will
provide commercial and civilian pilots with the additional
visibility and vital information needed to help ensure a safe
flight, particularly when landing in limited visibility or
difficult weather.”
Intelsat General will design, develop and host the WAAS GEO 7
payload and then integrate it into a new Intelsat Galaxy 30
satellite being built by Orbital ATK. The Galaxy 30 satellite is
set for launch in the first half of 2020 and will be located at
125º West.
During the 10-year operational phase, Intelsat General will
provide ground uplink services to the payload through Intelsat’s
teleport in Napa, California, as well as operations and maintenance
services.
About Intelsat General
Intelsat General (IGC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat,
operator of the world’s first Globalized Network. IGC provides its
government and commercial customers with high-quality,
cost-effective, communications solutions via Intelsat’s leading
satellite backbone and terrestrial infrastructure. Our customers
rely on IGC to provide secure and seamless broadband connectivity,
video communications, and mobility services for mission-critical
operations anywhere on the globe through our open, inter-operable
architecture.www.intelsatgeneral.com
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