Monthly Archives: December 2011
The Inmarsat-5 Satellites, to provide the space infrastructure for the Global Xpress network
To provide the space infrastructure for the Global Xpress network, Inmarsat has ordered three new Inmarsat-5 satellites from Boeing, based on its proven Ka-band 702HP satellite generation. Each Inmarsat-5 satellite will carry 89 Ka-band beams and will operate in geosynchronous … Continue reading
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Inmarsat satellite telephone in use, Nias, Indonesia
Information System Technician 1st Class Josh Davis performs a communications check with an Inmarsat satellite telephone system to establish communications with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and the advance team upon arrival in Nias, … Continue reading